ATHENS — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece told his new cabinet on Wednesday that he would move swiftly to negotiate debt relief with Greece’s creditors, but would not engage in a confrontation that would jeopardize a more just solution for the country.
“We are ready to negotiate with our own plan,” he told his ministers. “We will not seek a catastrophic solution, but neither will we consent to a policy of submission.”
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“The country is lifting up its head, assuming global significance, attracting international interest,” he added. “Greece is regaining its self-confidence and building alliances that will allow it to set its own agenda at the European table.”
“We have no time to delay,” he added. “There is no room for mistakes.”
