SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 morning news, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a spokesman said on Thursday that early next week of a fact-finding team was sent to Athens, after an investigation, the organization will begin on the Greek aid scheme negotiations of terms and conditions may make changes.
IMF spokesman Gary - Rice (Gerry Rice) said in an interview Thursday in Washington, this task will be conducted by the organization, the European Central Bank and European Commission officials responsible, they will be assessed (Greece) the economic development of the situation and hold talks with the Greek authorities. " He said: "have agreed to the assistance program purposes will continue to be the basis of these negotiations, the new Greek government on the issue of how to achieve these aims, any idea, then we are happy to begin negotiations."
Greek Prime Minister Antonis - Samaras (Antonis Samaras) request, to other EU leaders hope that the latter can be relaxed to emergency assistance loan program of fiscal austerity requirements, but said it will reform its economy. In the past two years, the EU and IMF have been to Greece a total of 240 billion euros (about $ 298 billion) aid commitments and called for Greece to implement budget cuts, but the country has been lagging behind its budget reduction target.
Samaras in the June 27 letter to the heads of governments in the euro zone, the Greek economic recession cycle has entered its fifth year, the unemployment rate hit 23 percent of the highest level in history, which makes its budget expenditure reduction targets need to make changes . The risks faced by Greece, the country will withdraw from the 17-member euro zone. Greek officials to participate in the European Union leaders summit in Brussels today at the meeting publicly released the letter. Samaras as the Greek Prime Minister on June 20, he was unable to attend the summit because its just moving on June 23 had eye surgery.
Rice said: "Our primary task is to listen to the new Greek government's view," he said, the IMF expects that the Greek authorities "to manage its own budget," a period of time, without the need for the EU countries and the organization issuing the next loans.
EU summit today, leaders discussed key elements of the assistance of Spain and Italy.
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