BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said alongside Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday that her country wanted the Greek economy to grow and to overcome high unemployment, but this would require structural reforms and solid public finances.
"We want Greece to be strong economically, we want Greece to grow and above all we want Greece to overcome its high unemployment," she told a joint news conference after they held initial talks on his first visit to Berlin as prime minister.
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