(ANSA) - Brussels, July 7 - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday that he will work to avoid a Greek exit from the eurozone as long as it is possible. "I want to avoid the Grexit, I'm against it. I'll try to avoid it right until the end," Juncker said. Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras has said he will present new proposals at an emergency summit of eurozone leaders on Tuesday after the nation voted to reject creditors' proposals to avert a default on Sunday. "There are those who are betting on a Greek exit," he added.
Juncker added that "the Greek government must tell us how it wants to get out of this situation". He said that "concrete proposals" were needed from Athens and played down hopes of agreement being reached on Tuesday when there will be a Eurogroup meeting and an emergency summit of eurozone government leaders. "You cannot resolve the situation in one night," Juncker said.
Juncker also stressed that the Greek people "voted No to a text that is no longer on the table" referring to last weekend's referendum. He added that, while "we certainly respect" the outcome, he "did not understand" the question put to the Greek people.