Tsipras outlines importance of Agriculture

PM A. Tsipras said that the government would do all it can for the just distribution of the financial burden, with a special focus on enabling a more robust agricultural sector

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Ministry of Agricultural Development at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. He met with Productive Reconstruction Minister Panos Skourletis and Agricultural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou.

Departing from his meeting, he told journalists that the agreement with Greece’s four creditors is not without its thorns. He said that the government would try to balance out the measures and ensure their just distribution, especially for farmers.

“We hope the agreement will put an end to uncertainty,” he said, adding that the government would keep negotiating for better measures.

Productive Reconstruction Minister Panos Skourletis pledged that agriculture is of great importance to the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA).