TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Friday that saying the euro was weak would not reflect the current situation given that its value is higher compared to when the single currency was launched a decade ago.
"When we started the euro, it was at around $1.17. Now it's around $1.31, so to say the euro is weak doesn't reflect the current situation," he said in a Q&A session after giving a speech in Tokyo. (Reporting by Hideyuki Sano and Stanley White)