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Athens, Brussels hopeful August 20 deadline will be met
http://www.ekathimerini.com/200253/article/ekathimerini/news/athens-brussels-hopeful-august-20-deadline-will-be-metAthens, Brussels hopeful August 20 deadline will be met
04.08.2015 : 21:29
There was optimism in Athens and Brussels on Tuesday that the Greek government and its lenders could reach an agreement on the terms of the third bailout in the coming days, allowing it to be approved before August 20.
After a new round of talks with representatives of Greece’s four lenders, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos suggested that negotiations are progressing at a more than satisfactory pace.
“Neither has our side suggested that the schedule will not be met, nor has the other side said anything like that,” said Tsakalotos when questioned about whether Greece will receive funding in time to pay the 3.2-billion-euro bond held by the European Central Bank that matures on August 20.
“Things are at least as good as we expected them to be,” he added. “They are certainly not worse, and they may be a little better than I had thought.”