Merkel and Hollande call for extraordinary EU summit on July 7

The move comes following the results of a referendum in Greece.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in a telephone conversation late Sunday called for an extraordinary summit of the eurozone leaders to be held on Tuesday, July 7, according to the German Government spokesman, Reuters reported.

The move comes following the results of a referendum in Greece with the majority of the citizen having rejected the EU bailout program, according to Reuters.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on Monday, July 6, German Chancellor Angela Merkel planned a visit to Paris to discuss the results of the Greek referendum with French President Francois Hollande.