WASHINGTON (MNI) – The Greek Finance Ministry issued the following
statement Saturday:
Today, in the context of the Spring Meeting of the International
Monetary Fund, a meeting was held between the Greek Finance Minister,
George Papaconstantinou, the IMF Managing Director, Dominique
Strauss-Kahn, the EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs,
Olli Rehn and the Governor of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude
Trichet.
The meeting focused on Greece’s request of activation of the
support mechanism and the progress of work underway in Athens for the
preparation of the medium-term economic programme of reforms supporting
EU and IMF financing.
Mr. George Papaconstantinou also met with U.S. Treasury Secretary,
Timothy Geithner. In the course of the day meetings between the Greek
Finance Minister and the Finance Ministers of Brazil, Guido Montega and
Russia, Alexei Kudrin are also scheduled.
** Market News International Washington Bureau: 202-371-2121 **
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