Tsipras to Meet Hollande, Merkel as Varoufakis Seeks Debt Relief
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras plans to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande again to discuss a financial lifeline as his finance minister joined him in rejecting a new creditor offer.
Tsipras spoke with his counterparts on Saturday night and they agreed to converge in Brussels on June 10 on the sidelines of a summit, said a Greek government official, who asked not to be named in line with policy. The call took place hours after Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said the most recent offer would exacerbate Greece’s economic plight and urged creditors to consider debt relief instead.