Greece is seeking political not economic support from the European Union and the international community because it can solve its problems itself, a Russian news agency quoted the Greek Prime Minister as saying on Monday.

"Greece has not appealed either to the international community or to the European Union for financial aid. Greece intends to and can solve its problems itself," premier George Papandreou told Russian state-owned news agency RIA in an interview ahead of his visit to Moscow.

"What we want to see, and are beginning to witness to a large extent, is political support from European countries and their firm commitment to our (European) unity," he added.

Reuters