Greece will not accept 'absurd' agreement or new bailout deal, PM Alexis Tsipras says
Updated about an hour agoSat 6 Jun 2015, 6:46am
Photo: Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras told parliament the debt repayment proposal posed by lenders is 'absurd'. (Reuters: Alkis Konstantinidis)
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Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has told parliament that he would not accept an agreement with lenders that did not include the promise of debt relief that has been his government's long-standing demand.
Mr Tsipras also reiterated he would not accept a new bailout when the current one expires at the end of June.
Mr Tsipras earlier told the chamber that he could not accept an "absurd" cash for reforms proposal tabled by the Eurozone and the IMF, but he still expressed confidence a deal could be found.
"This government and this parliament is not going to vote a new bailout," Mr Tsipras said.
He said that Greece was now facing a level of "liquidity asphyxiation we have never had before".
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