The French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that “the door is open” to negotiations with Greece, after the victory of “NO” in the Greek referendum, but called on the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras “serious proposals” to exit of the crisis.
“The door is open to discussions. (…) It is up to the government (Greek) make serious proposals,” Hollande said, after a meeting at the Elysee Palace with Merkel . “It is urgent for Greece, pressing for Europe is a matter of visibility, credibility and even dignity”, said the French president, in a short statement at the Elysee Palace.
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Hollande said that the two statesmen respect “the vote of the Greeks, because Europe is democracy” and “heard the message of all the Greek democratic parties, which together reaffirmed their desire that their country remains in the euro area . “
” We hope now completely accurate proposals of the Greek prime minister. (…) It is urgent to have these proposals so we can find a way out of the situation “current, also stressed Merkel, adding that” the preconditions for entering new negotiations on a concrete program of European stability mechanism conditions are not assembled yet. “
The German Chancellor said that you have to know “the reaction of the other 18 countries” in the euro zone after the Greeks voted by referendum against the European aid plan proposed to his country. “It is also that democracy,” he added.
AFP
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