Russian President Vladimir Putin says the leader of Greece did not ask for financial aid during an official visit Wednesday. Putin was speaking to reporters after a bilateral meeting at the Kremlin with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
However, the Russian president said Moscow could provide credits for large joint projects with Greece in the future, such as the planned Turkish Stream, a pipeline carrying natural gas to Europe through Turkey.
“The Greek side has not addressed us with any requests for aid,” he said. “We discussed cooperation in various sectors of the economy, including the possibility of developing major energy projects.”
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Source: Voice of America
