Greek Deputy Foreign Minister and coordinator of the negotiating team for the talks between Greece and its international lenders, Euclid Tsakalotos, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his ministerial office in Athens June 17, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's main opposition and ruling parties issued a joint declaration on Monday backing the government's efforts to clinch a new aid deal, a move by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to cement broad support after a resounding referendum win.
"The government is taking the responsibility to continue the talks, and each political leader will contribute respectively within the framework of his/her institutional and political role," said the statement, issued by the presidency.
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