The Alternate Minister of International Economic Relations Euclid Tsakalotos stated that the possibility of a rupture between Greece and its creditors was still possible, in a Friday interview to Star Channel.
Mr. Tsakalotos clarified that the possibility of such a rupture existed in case the negotiations regarding the government’s list of reform proposals are not successful. He was quick to add though that the government’s primary goal is a positive outcome.
“In the negotiations we chose to be very rational, very kin and very moderate in our demands. If after all of this they tell us that nothing changed with the elections and that we had to exactly what New Democracy did not do with the Hardouvelis list [of measures], then obviously that is not the basis for an agreement and the I think that the Greek people do not want that”, he said.
When asked how the government would respond in case the negotiations with the creditors do not have a positive outcome, the Alternate Minister avoided answering. When further pressed, he explained that “we are purposely vague about out intentions, because our partners must know that we are prepared for a rupture, otherwise you are not negotiating”.
