During the past few months the Greek government was striving, negotiating and working day and night to find a redeeming agreement, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told reporters after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday.
The minister noted that the aim was to find common ground between the previous programme and a reform programme approved by the Greek people in January 25, and underlined that negotiations “were not an easy task”. Varoufakis also explained that both political differences and the overall difference of views regarding the negotiations were significant.
He said, however, that during the last fortnight there was convergence in the positions of Greece and the representatives of its lenders in the framework of the Brussels Group, mostly thanks to an “excessive effort” made by the Greek government and the “big concessions” made by Athens. But he stressed that the government was determined not to compromise on policies which were fueling the crisis.
Commenting on the overall meeting, Varoufakis said it was held in a positive climate and recorded progress made in negotiations. He added that his colleagues dismissed the “unacceptable and completely inaccurate leaks” made after the previous Eurogroup meeting in Riga.
(source: ana-mpa)
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