Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (front) is welcomed by European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker for a meeting ahead of a Eurozone emergency summit on Greece in Brussels, Belgium in this June 22, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Files
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that her personal relationship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had not been damaged by the standoff with his government over an aid-for-reforms deal.
"I've spoken with Alexis Tsipras numerous times in the past days. Our personal relationship has not been damaged in the least," Merkel said at a news conference with visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
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