European Council President Herman Van Rompuy met Greece's main opposition leader Antonis Samaras Wednesday and urged him to give "broad and constructive political support" to efforts to resolve Greece's fiscal and economic situation.
In a statement, Van Rompuy said he "underlined the need for Greece to continue with determination with its adjustment efforts."
Continued support from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund depends on an "ambitious" adjustment process which in turn required political unity, he said.
"Efforts to put Greece back on track to a sustainable and credible fiscal path and to economic recovery require all parties to provide broad and constructive political support. I have urged Mr Samaras to be cooperative in this respect," Van Rompuy said.
Samaras' center-right New Democracy Party has voted against recent austerity measures presented by the government, warning that they will drive the economy into a deeper recession.
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