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His
remarks are a departure from the line taken by euro zone finance
ministers until now, that debt relief would be discussed, but
only once the latest bailout ends and only if it turns out to be
necessary.
Speaking in the European Parliament, Dijsselbloem said the
package of reforms now under negotiation between Greece, the
euro zone governments and the International Monetary Fund was
not about more austerity, but about boosting economic growth.
"The parliament has my personal strong commitment that we will
achieve that deal for Greece in May. It needs to be done in
May," Dijsselbloem said.
"Yes, we will discuss debt and debt relief will be needed to
find that solution, that is my opinion and I believe that is
shared in the Eurogroup," he said.
"Already last year we gave that commitment to come back to the
issue of sustainability of debt for Greece, because that is the
only way they will come back on a sustainable path and a
sustainable economic future," Dijsselbloem said.
(Reporting By Jan Strupczewski; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)
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