Greece edges towards naming new government

Greece's two main parties are reportedly close to forming a new government, and naming a new prime minister, after extended talks to appoint an interim administration to deal with the country's debt crisis. <br /><br />George Papandreou, the outgoing Greek prime minister, held a cabinet meeting on Tuesday as a government spokesman said the issue of a new prime minister would soon be settled.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons sent this update from Athens