Slovakia says never to agree to writing off any part of Greek debt

Slovakia's government will never agree to waive any part of the current Greek debt, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday.

"The outcome of Tuesday's session is that Greece can't expect any assistance yet. It will need to present its own idea of reforms," stressed Fico.

If the EU manages to come to an agreement with Greece, the summit scheduled for Sunday could be replaced by a teleconference. However, Fico believes this won't happen.

"Just as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras felt supported by the referendum, he ran up against ever stronger opposition from several member countries," emphasized Fico.

Fico emphasized that Slovakia would welcome Greece remaining in the eurozone, but "not at all costs".

"It appears that the referendum has markedly complicated a potential agreement between Greece and the other eurozone member countries," pointed out Fico, adding that Slovakia had gone through a number of reforms that have contributed towards stability in the domestic banking sector.

Fico also rejected a proposal to grant short-term assistance to Greece for a period of 50 to 60 days before premiers return to negotiations on reforms. Endit