Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said he wants to see a global agreement on his heavily indebted country's financial situation "by the end of May".
Between now and then, Greece was "not going to ask for any new loans", he told reporters in Paris, the minister's first stop on a European charm offensive that follows the anti-austerity Syriza party's victory in elections a week ago.
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Greece has no future outside the euro but it is legitimate for the country to want to discuss ways to reduce the weight of its debt.
Mr Sapin was speaking ahead of a meeting with his Greek counterpart.
"If a government says 'we want to stay in the euro', that is right. There is no future for Greece outside the euro," Mr Sapin said on French TV station Canal Plus.
He also reiterated that there is no question about annulling Greece's debt.
"No we will not annul, we can discuss, we can delay, we can reduce its weight, but not annul," he said.
"That the government would like to discuss ways to reduce the weight of this debt and the reimbursement of this debt, that appears legitimate to me," Mr Sapin said.
On Thursday, Mr Sapin said that cancelling Greece's debt would be an aberration, but that a renegotiation is on the table.
He said any talks would depend on Greece staying on track with reforms and keeping a balanced budget.
Athens targeted a general government primary budget surplus of 1.8% of gross domestic product in 2014.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated that a debt conference, to examine debt burdens in Europe and in particular Greece, is not necessary.
When asked would he support the idea of a debt conference on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Kenny said that the eurogroup is equipped to deal with debt negotiations instead.
