Greece has demanded "explanations" from the International Monetary Fund after WikiLeaks made public a transcript suggesting that the organisation was pushing for a crisis or "event" to force the country into deciding on new reforms.

On Saturday, the whistleblowing website published the transcript of an internal IMF teleconference between the head of the IMF’s European operations and the executives representing the IMF in the negotiations with Greece. In it, the IMF states that an "event" was required to force the debt-laden country to implement financial reforms.

The transcript does not specify what kind of "event" is implied but suggests that the threat of default is necessary to make Athens act decisively.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reacted swiftly to the allegations, demanding explanations from the chief of the IMF. His office stated: "The Prime Minister will immediately send an official letter to Christine Lagarde over the issue."