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EU congratulates Tsipras on appointment as Greek PM

Xinhua, January 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

President of the European Council Donald Tusk here on Monday congratulated Alexis Tsipras on his appointment as Prime Minister of Greece.

"On behalf of the European Union I wish to congratulate Alexis Tsipras on his appointment," he said in a statement, adding that the EU had stood by Greece from the first day of the crisis and was committed to continue to support the country in its efforts to put its economy on a sustainable path.

"I look forward to working closely together with the new Prime Minister of Greece, and I look forward to welcoming him at the informal meeting of EU Heads of State or Government in Brussels on Feb. 12," he said.

Radical left SYRIZA party leader Tsipras sworn in on Monday as Greece's new Prime Minister to head a coalition government after winning Sunday's national elections. Endit