French FM Sapin: Successful result is necessary for all

Gazzetta team 11 Ιουλίου 2015 - 17:37

"France's role is to unite" stated French Finance Minister Michel Sapin adding that a successful result is necessary for all. Sapin recognised two substantial points of progress.

Firstly, the Greek government with 'political determination' and 'courage' asked and received the Greek parliament's approval to start the negotiations. Secondly, the institutions said that the Greek proposals "constitute a good basis for the start of the negotiations'.

The French minister underlined that further explanations from the Greece side will be requested regarding when and how the government will proceed with the reforms. Afterwards, he said, and if the trust has been restored, they will offer the necessary support to Greece "The trust was not lost only because of the current government. I was lost and with all the previous Greek governments".

Regarding the Greek debt, Sapin said that France always had a specific position that the discussion for the debt is not a taboo and that there can’t be a cancellation of its nominal value because the other state members do not want it.