Merkel-Tsipras phone call confirmed amid cash squeeze report


  • World
  • Monday, 27 Apr 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras leave after addressing a news conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin March 23, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman confirmed on Monday that Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation on Sunday but declined to comment on the contents of their conversation.

"I can confirm the conversation took place," a spokesman said.

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