France vows to work with new Greek gov't
Xinhua, August 22, 2015 Adjust font size:
France took note of Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras' resignation after Athens received the first installment of it's 86-billion-euro (97.56 billion U.S. dollar) bailout deal, the French foreign ministry said Friday.
"France is determined to work with the Greek government for the future implementation of the (bailout) program, which has just been approved by all the states of the euro area," the Quai d'Orsay added.
The statement noted that Paris would continue to hold regular talks with officials in Athens to carry out the third aid plan which would help the debt-ridden country return to growth and create jobs.
On Thursday evening, Tsipras, in office since Jan. 25, announced his government's resignation after a revolt by nearly a third of lawmakers from his left-wing Syriza party who refused the new bailout deal. His decision to step down paved the way for a snap general election.
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday charged Evangelos Meimarakis, Greece's main opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party, to form a new government. Endit