Main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said in an interview to private Skai television on Monday that he will never sign an agreement requested by Greece's troika of lenders, as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has done, not just because he is not Samaras but also because there is an ethical perspective and "we do not have the right to make that blunder."

Alexis Tsipras, who this weekend will be visiting Spain and Italy, will explore the possibilities of setting up a front of the countries of southern Europe against austerity and adherence to neoliberal policies imposed by Berlin.

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and AKEL secretary general Andros Kyprianou, during their meeting on Thursday, stressed the need for putting pressure on Turkey in order to take action to defuse tension in Cyprus.