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Greece eyes bridge agreement next week, final deal on debt in September: gov't sources

Xinhua, February 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Greece's new Left-led government was putting the final touches on Monday on the package of proposals for the transitional period of the post-bailout era Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will present to Wednesday's extraordinary euro group meeting, according to Finance Ministry sources.

Athens does not expect a dramatic breakthrough this week, as international lenders continued to add pressure on the Radical Left SYRIZA administration to stick to the austerity and reform drive accepted by previous governments since 2010 under bailout agreements and to forget about the pre-election debt write off demands.

However the new government, which was elected after the Jan. 25 elections, was confident that a bridge agreement could be reached in next week's Feb. 16 euro group meeting and a final deal on the resolution of the Greek debt load could follow in September, government sources said on Monday. Endit