Jeroen Dijsselbloem (L), head of the euro zone finance ministers' group, is welcomed by Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at his office in Athens, January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Petros Giannakouris/Pool
ATHENS (Reuters) - New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, striking a conciliatory note on debt talks after a turbulent start to office, has called the European Central Bank chief to assure him that Athens was seeking an agreement.
The new government in Athens made clear from its first day in power that it would not back down on its election pledges to abandon the austerity policies imposed under the bailout agreement sealed by the last government.
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