Government sets up political negotiation group

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will be in charge of the group while Alternate Minister for International Relations Euclid Tsakalotos will be responsible for the group's coordination. Government's sources noted that the support to Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was confirmed during the meeting adding that Varoufakis is always moving within the framework of the collective decisions and of the executive bodies of the government and he will continue to work for a viable solution.

A special coordination group under the government's general secretary Spyros Sagias will be created for the best support of the technical groups in Athens. Moreover, the fiscal planning general secretary of the Finance Ministry Nikos Theoharakis was appointed to draft a plan for the growth of the Greek economy. This plan will be the basis for the new agreement in June, according to government officials. Government Vice President and responsible of the government's council of economic policy Yiannis Dragasakis, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Economy Minister George Stathakis, State Minister Nikos Pappas as well as Alternate Minister for International Economic Relations Euclid Tsakalotos participated in the meeting.

Varoufakis has come under intense criticism from lenders as well as eurozone ministers and EU commissioners, while also garnering the wrath of opposition in Greece.