“The government will obviously not sign a third Memorandum,” Greek government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis said during a press briefing on Monday.
Asked to comment on reports that an agreement in a form of a “take-it-or-leave-it” ultimatum may be given to Greece, he said that something like that would not help reaching a mutually beneficial solution because it would hurt the ongoing dialogue.
He estimated that it will not happen and expressed the view that reason toward the direction of a mutually beneficial solution will dominate.
The fact that the Greek government is optimistic, he added, does not mean that the government will take a step back on its red lines. “There is progress,” he said, but there are still some issues to be resolved on the government side so that the agreement is mutually beneficial.
Sakellaridis noted that red lines work as defense to an agreement and stressed the importance of the 4 pillars set by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Economist Conference in order for a viable solution to exist. As for the repayment of the June 5 installment, he underlined that it is the government’s responsibility to be consistent with its financing obligations inside the country and abroad, adding that creditors, on their part, must also show consistency. He ruled out the possibility of a political leaders’ council, adding that the Prime Minister is always willing to answer any political leaders’ questions.
Finally, he noted that salaries and pensions will normally be paid at the end of the month.
(source: ana-mpa)
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