By Mark
Deen - Feb 19, 2013 1:01 AM GMT+0200
Bloomberg
Francois
Hollande plans to emphasize the prospects of a return to growth in the first
visit of a French president to Athens since Greece
triggered the European sovereign debt crisis more than three years ago.
Hollande, a
Socialist who won last May’s election emphasizing growth over austerity, will
repeat his commitment to keeping Greece in the 17-nation euro area
and press Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to forge ahead on the revamp of
his nation’s economy, said a French government official who briefed reporters.