"Definitely our proposal is the starting point," government
spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis told a news conference. "The
mission of the Greek delegation is to explore the possibility of
a solution that satisfies both sides."
He also said resorting to elections was not part of the
government's plans and that Athens was not seeking an extension
to its bailout program either when it expires at the end of
June.
Athens is looking for a deal with lenders, he said, adding that
the government had previously warned it was looking for an
agreement so that it could avoid a move like what it did last
week, when it delayed an IMF payment to be bundled with others
and paid at the end of the month.
(Reporting by Karolina Tagaris and George Georgiopoulos, Writing
by Deepa Babington; editing by David Stamp)
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