A marathon meeting between taxi owners and Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Yiannis Ragoussis ended in deadlock on Friday, despite the expressed desire of both sides to arrive at a solution. Samaras appealed to striking taxi owners to act responsibly in the face of government irresponsibility and call off their strike action.He stressed that it "sad" that Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Yiannis Ragoussis had sped to reverse the measures prepared by his predecessor but did not yet have specific positions to present.In a statement, Samaras accused Ragoussis on insisting on "barren tactics" instead of admitting his mistake and giving a way out of the problems he had created. ND's leader also asked that Prime Minister George Papandreou intervene and begin dialogue for a liberalisation of the taxi sector based on the rules that applied in all European countries. more from daily news »

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