In a brief speech, he wished the new prime minister well and said his party would be committed to supporting the new government for a unified approach to the Cyprus dispute and management of the Olympics.
U kratkom govoru kojeg je održao, Papandreou je poželio uspjeh novom premijeru i kazao kako će njegova stranka biti predana potpori novoj vladi u jedinstvenom pristupu problemu Cipra i organiziranju i realizaciji Olimpijade.