Barack Obama began his last world tour, before leaving his post in President-elect Donald Trump in two months. First stop this Tuesday, November 15, 2016: Greece, where he had never been since his election in 2008.
The outgoing president should make a speech serving as political will. But Greece is on the debt issue that Barack Obama is expected, says our correspondent in Athens, Charlotte Stiévenard .
In an interview with the conservative daily I Kathimerini , the US head of state noted that he continued to call the government of Alexis Tsipras to implement the measures requested by creditors.
That said, he also believes that these measures will not return to growth without " a vital debt relief ." He joins the position of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde.
Debt crisis: solidarity president of the Greek case?
Ulrike Guérot, founder of the Laboratory of European democracy, sees a " sign of solidarity ." " Greece has been badly affected during the crisis of the euro. And many American economists such as Stiglitz, Krugman, have defended the Greek case , "she recalls.
According to Ms. Guérot, US President could say in Athens substance " was abused you and I could not visit you when I was president, but now at least I can come fasten me personally of what the country had to experience during the crisis. "
Before the visit, the spokesman for the Greek government wanted positive. Dimitris Tzanakopou, President Barack Obama wants to " finish his presidency with solutions to a series of economic problems and foreign policy ."
He speaks of visit " of utmost importance ". The government of Alexis Tsipras hope the President of the United States will carry this message to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, opposed to any short-term relief.
What assessment for Barack Obama on the "old continent"?
Because just after Greece, Obama will travel to Berlin to say goodbye to his " friend Angela ." It will also see the French and British leaders. The opportunity in passing to repeat its commitment to Europe.
Simon Serfaty, Professor of American Foreign Policy at the University of Norfolk, the 44th US president " has certainly restored the US's reputation in Europe and elsewhere, after the bad course of the previous administration or administrations previous US ".
" In some respects, he added, Obama had a worldview that was more European. He did very good things, especially in 2016. For example his essay to break the momentum of Brexit during his visit to London was politically very courageous. "
According to Serfaty professor, Obama was therefore " enjoyed this view by the Europeans ." " But in concrete terms, frankly, his career has been less successful than had been hoped and the concrete results that he wanted to say - the commercial and other Treaty - are now more than compromise ," he concludes he.
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