International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn urged Greek society and the country's political parties to support the government's efforts to navigate Greece's unprecedented economic crisis, speaking after talks with Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens on Tuesday.
Strauss-Kahn especially emphasised the need for political support from opposition parties, saying that the country's rescue was at stake. (ANA-MPA)

"We are here to help, we do not go somewhere uninvited," Strauss-Kahn said, noting that he was aware of how the IMF was viewed but urging Greeks not to "fight the doctor that sometimes gives us medicines we don't like".

The prime minister, in his statements, said the effort being made by the Greek people was a feat and that this was being increasingly recognised worldwide. As a sign of this recognition, he pointed to the start of a process to extend the repayment schedule for the 110 billion euros loaned to Greece via the European crisis support mechanism, thanking the IMF chief for his position on this issue.