Obama: Eurozone 'must focus on jobs and growth'
President Obama: "All the leaders here today agreed growth and jobs must be our top priority"
US President Barack Obama has said there is an "emerging consensus" that European countries must now focus on jobs and growth.
Speaking after the G8 summit of some of the world's leading economies, he said the US is confident that Europe can meet its challenges.
President Obama said leaders had made good progress on a range of issues.
In addition the eurozone crisis, they discussed Iran, Afghanistan and global energy supply.
The leaders of France, Germany, the US, the UK, Italy, Japan, Canada and Russia met at Camp David in the US state of Maryland.
Obama said the meeting had been a success In an earlier communique, G8 leaders committed themselves to promoting growth alongside fiscal responsibility and affirmed that they wanted Greece to stay in the eurozone.
The BBC's Paul Adams at Camp David says both that communique and Mr Obama's speech showed the US and French position had won out over Germany and Britain's pro-austerity stance.
Thank god- enough austerity only- Pubs suq...
President Obama: "All the leaders here today agreed growth and jobs must be our top priority"
US President Barack Obama has said there is an "emerging consensus" that European countries must now focus on jobs and growth.
Speaking after the G8 summit of some of the world's leading economies, he said the US is confident that Europe can meet its challenges.
President Obama said leaders had made good progress on a range of issues.
In addition the eurozone crisis, they discussed Iran, Afghanistan and global energy supply.
The leaders of France, Germany, the US, the UK, Italy, Japan, Canada and Russia met at Camp David in the US state of Maryland.
Obama said the meeting had been a success In an earlier communique, G8 leaders committed themselves to promoting growth alongside fiscal responsibility and affirmed that they wanted Greece to stay in the eurozone.
The BBC's Paul Adams at Camp David says both that communique and Mr Obama's speech showed the US and French position had won out over Germany and Britain's pro-austerity stance.
Thank god- enough austerity only- Pubs suq...