(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Amid the deepening debt crisis in Greece, Qatar's Foreign Ministry has advised citizens visiting the country to carry with them enough cash to cover their expenses during their stay due to lack of cash in ATMs with closure of several banks.
A source at the Department of Consulate Affairs at the ministry said yesterday that citizens planning to visit Greece must contact the hotels before travel to check whether they accept credit card or not, Al Sharq reported.
It is necessary to take necessary precautions since it is not possible at present to receive financial transfer from outside Greece, said the daily.
Greece has been one of the favourite destinations in Europe where many citizens used to spend their summer holidays.
The Ministry at the same time has advised Qatari tourists not to take large amounts of money with them while touring inside the country apparently due to security reasons.
In case of emergency, citizens may seek help from the Qatari embassy in Athens by calling over phone no 00306940030007.
Meanwhile, eurozone leaders set Greece brutal take-it-or-leave-it conditions for a desperately needed bailout deal at a summit in Brussels yesterday as an exit from the single currency loomed ever larger.
Hawkish Germany pushed for a Greek "time out" from the euro if leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras fails to agree terms for a three-year rescue plan worth up to ‚¬86bn.
"There will be no agreement at any price," Merkel said as she arrived for the summit of 19 eurozone leaders, complaining of a loss of trust in Athens and warning of "tough negotiations" ahead.
The tensions were underscored when EU President Donald Tusk halted the summit midway for three-way talks between Tsipras, Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
The summit came after the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers finished two days of intense talks on Greece's reform proposals.
Greece would now have to push through new laws by Wednesday under the conditions agreed by the eurozone ministers and to be considered by the leaders of the bloc, Finnish Finance Minister Alex Stubb said afterwards.
Athens would also have to introduce tough conditions on labour reform and pensions, VAT and taxes, and measures on privatisation, he said.
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