Finance Minsiter Mr. Yannis Stournaras met with Fairfax Holdings chairman  and investment “guru” Mr. Prem Watsa.

Mr. Stournaras thanked Mr. Watsa for his attitude on Greece, stating “He trusted us when everything seemed impossible”.

On his part, the founder and chairman of Fairfax committed to long-term investments in Greece and noted that Fairfax will be represented in Eurobank’s administration.

Mr. Watsa had shown his intentions on that which concerns Greece, since earlier this morning, speaking of a “wonderful prime minister”, thereby wishing to demonstrate his confidence in Antonis Samaras, the government, and the Greek economy.

Prem Watsa emphasized that his investment in Eurobank has a long-term prospect, stating that the Greek economy has more possibilities to grow compared to the Irish economy.

He reiterated that he has absolute confidence in the administration of Eurobank, while he characterized the institution as “the most private bank in Greece”.