Greek vote must be respected, says Cyprus

Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said that the Greek people’s verdict in the recent referendum is fully respected.

He did note that negotiations must start again and yield an agreement between Greece and the creditors the soonest.

“Everyone’s responsibility is to defend unity and the most important is for the negotiations to start between the Greek government and the institutions that will lead to an agreement on a program the soonest,” he said.

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said that the Greeks made a "brave choice" in voting to reject the terms of an international bailout.

The final result in the referendum was 61.3% ‘No’, against 38.7% who voted ‘Yes’. Turnout was 62.5%.

Thousands of Greeks celebrated in the streets after the vote, waving flags, chanting and setting off fireworks.

Source: Famagusta Gazette

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articles | 06 July 2015