Greece crisis: Merkel and Hollande talk with Tsipras – SPIEGEL ONLINE

A few hours before the start of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau have Angela Merkel and François Hollande discussed again with Alexis Tsipras about the Greek debt crisis. French diplomats then reported that triple-phone have “advanced” negotiations on new aid payments to Greece.

The government in Athens subsequently informed, the conversation took place in a “good climate”. Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert but did not comment on the substance of the conversation. According to data from Greece Merkel, Hollande and Tsipras will meet again in Brussels next Wednesday. There an EU summit with Latin America and the Caribbean will be held.

Different representations there was previously an alleged telephone conversation between ruptured Jean-Claude Juncker and Tsipras. A Commission spokeswoman in Brussels confirmed that Tsipras asked for an interview, but this did not take place on Saturday. In EU circles it is said Juncker had canceled the scheduled for 11 clock telephone conversation, because there is no progress in the talks with creditors and the EU.

From circles of Tsipras office said the company, the unanswered call was a “fairy tale”.

The unresolved Greek crisis also burdened the G7 summit in Elmau. On the edge of the top meeting of G7 there would be certainly talks about the extremely tight financial situation of the crisis country, reported diplomats

The time for Athens is running:. After the suspension of payments by the IMF Greece will have until June 30, repay approximately 1.6 billion euros to the IMF. On June 30, the second bailout of international creditors expires.