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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-05-30
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[01] PM calls for clearcut solution on Greece's debt
[02] Finmin Tsakalotos: 'Bild misinterpreted what I said'
[01] PM calls for clearcut solution on Greece's debt
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held talks on the telephone with German
Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday,
followed by a phone conversation with European Council President Donald
Tusk on Tuesday, the premier's office announced.
The prime minister relayed the Greek side's positions regarding the
necessity for a clearcut solution on the issue of Greece's debt and
all sides agreed to continue working ahead of the June 15 Eurogroup,
the announcement said.
[02] Finmin Tsakalotos: 'Bild misinterpreted what I said'
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Tuesday denied a report
published in the German newspaper "Bild" saying that Greece might not
accept the next installment of loans from its lenders unless it also
gets a firm commitment on debt relief.
"Bild misinterpreted what I said yesterday. I never said that Greece
will not repay its debts [maturing in] July. There is no such issue,"
Tsakalotos told Reuters news agency.
"What I said is that payment [of the installment] is not an issue since
all sides have agreed that we have met our commitments. But the Greek
government feels that payment without clarity on the debt is not enough
for the Greek economy to recover," he added.
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