A meeting on Friday between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was conducted in a good atmosphere of mutual understanding and cooperation, Greek government sources reported. During the approximately half-hour meeting, Tsipras briefed Juncker on the progress of the talks, while Juncker said that significant progress has been made and that an agreement is feasible within the timeframe set by Athens, the sources said. Replying to questions, the sources admitted that things “will obviously be made much more difficult,” if a “tougher line” prevails among Greece’s partners, while stressing that all sides must now have an understanding of how the situation has developed. “If we want to realistically deal with the situation, there must be a realistic solution…and a realistic solution now is a mutually beneficial agreement,” the same sources added. Assessing the results of the Greek Prime Minister’s trip to Riga, the sources singled out the meetings on Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, as well as Friday’s meeting with Juncker, and expressed certainty that the trip had assisted Greece’s ongoing negotiations with creditors. All sides have expressed the political will to arrive at a solution, they pointed out. Following the meeting with Juncker, Tsipras also met with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. (source: ana-mpa)
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