PM: We did our patriotic duty
Greek prime minister and Socialist International (SI) president George Papandreou told an SI Council meeting in Athens on Friday that his PASOK government has done its patriotic duty, taking tough but necessary decisions in order to save the country.
Opening a two-day SI Council meeting, Papandreou said: "We took difficult decisions for Greece, doing our patriotic duty to save our country; necessary decisions to save the pensions and salaries..."
Papandreou described as "hubris" the situation that prevailed in Greece in the past, and the way in authority was managed.
He thanked the European governments and peoples, and also the "socialist family", for their support and assistance to Greece.
"In these difficult times the country is going through, we need friends in order to win the wager, and we will win it," the Greek premier said while, referring to protestors who have been "demonstrating peacefully" throughout the country over the last three weeks, he said that they are demanding renovation of democracy.
The Council is attended by 300 representatives of SI member parties from all over the world.
(ana.gr)