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Wednesday May 27, 2015
Greek premier statements
The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, said the country is ” close “to an agreement with the institutions, after his government announced that the Brussels group would start drafting a principle of agreement at technical level.
” Solo I mean that we have taken many steps and we are in the final stretch, we are close to an agreement. This agreement will be positive for the Greek economy, this agreement will redistribute loads and I think very soon we will be able to give more information, “ Tsipras said in a statement.
The Greek government has assured Brussels that the Group, comprising representatives of Greece and of institutions (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) would start drafting an agreement on a technical level, something the creditors have denied.
“Institutions and Greece are still talking. There is too little progress. No drafting an agreement at technical level right now. More work and more time “
told Efe sources of the eurozone.
Tsipras, meanwhile, stressed the difficulty of the negotiations, in which ” is necessary needed composure and determination, “ as the government negotiates with” three different institutions, often with conflicting views between them. “
The prime minister ordered further a message of reassurance to the public to guarantee payment of salaries and pensions and the safety of bank deposits.
“Today and tomorrow will normally be paid salaries and pensions, while for four months some have constantly affirmed by alarmist and false news that the Greek economy was about to collapse, “ he said.
Tsipras spoke of the need to ” not listening to the Cassandras , the alarmists. There is absolutely no risk to wages and pensions, and for bank deposits “, he reiterated.
The head of the Greek executive said he ” optimistic “ about that “prompt” have “positive results” in the negotiations with the institutions
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