正在美国访问的希腊总理帕潘德里欧9日在华盛顿说，他从美国总统奥巴马那里获得了应对希腊债务危机的积极支持。

帕潘德里欧当天会见奥巴马后在白宫对媒体说：“我们从奥巴马总统那里获得积极回应，这意味着这一问题将进入下一次二十国集团会议的议程。”他还说，希腊没有向美国寻求金融帮助。目前希腊在做的是修复经济，采取措施使经济重回正轨。

Papandreou: Obama "very supportive" to deal with Greek massive debt

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says US President Barack Obama has been "very supportive" of measures which Greece has taken to deal with its massive national debt.

On a visit to Washington, Papandreou insisted his country has not asked for financial help.

George Papandreou, Greek Prime Minister, said, "We are not asking for a bailout. We are not asking for financial help from anyone. What we are doing is first of all, revamping our own economy. We are taking measures to put our economy on the right track and that has been recognized and hailed by many leaders and as I said earlier also from very important institutions such as the IMF and the European Central Bank."

Papandreou's trip to Washington with his finance minister comes as Greece tries to climb out of a deep economic hole.

The nation has revised its budget deficit to 12.7 percent of gross domestic product for 2009 from below 4 percent earlier in the year. The austerity measures have triggered large-scale demonstrations and protests across the country.