There is no issue of combining four installments owed to the IMF into one lump sum payment, government sources said on Tuesday, underlining the fact that June 5 remains an important milestone for the radical leftist government.

Responding to media reports claiming the Tsipras government was seriously considering … not paying the IMF, the latter statement appears to clarify the situation, with the four-in-one payment off the table, as such a deal would make extend already drawn out negotiations.