The Greek government made no request on German financial aids and its successful bond issue stabilized the markets, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday after meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. In a joint news conference, Merkel praised the Greek government for its decisive austerity measures to tackle the fiscal crisis, saying that those speculations on Greece's economic collapse should stop. She said that Greece's 5-billion-euro (6.8 billion U.S. dollars) bond issue on Thursday has enhanced the market confidence. It is ridiculous scenario that Greece would be forced to leave the euro area, she added. On Thursday, Papandreou told some German newspapers that his visiting to Berlin was not to 'ask for a penny' from German taxpayers. 'We need support from the European Union and our partners to obtain credit on the markets at better conditions. If we do not receive this aid, we will not be able to enact the changes we foresee,' he said. The German government will not 'give one cent' to Athens for its fiscal crisis, German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said earlier on Friday. Athens were eager to hear some 'solidarity' expression from its EU partners, which could help prop up Greece's financial credibility and enable the country to issue bonds at a relatively lower expense in next months, analysts said. Greece issued a huge bond Thursday, raising life-saving 5 billion euros (6.8 billion dollars) from international markets, at a notable interest rate of 6.11 percent. The country with huge deficits needs to refund 20 billion euros by the end of the May to pay its debts. 