Advancement: Kerry praises Greece reforms

US diplomat says tough decisions had to be made, and he thinks it is improving.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Greek government for making “tough choices” to resolve the country’s economic crisis and said he believed the situation was improving. Kerry welcomed the Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos to the State Department, as Greece takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union. “I want to congratulate Greece on assuming the EU presidency, and we look forward very much to working with them in that role, but also in continuing the path towards economic recovery,” the US diplomat said. “We know that it has been very, very difficult. Tough decisions had to be made. It is never easy politically. Those choices were made, and I think it is improving.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 19^th, 2014.

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