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1st LD Writethru: EU's Tusk announces emergency euro summit on Greece

Xinhua, June 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

European Council President Donald Tusk announced on Thursday an emergency eurozone summit over Greece will be hold on Monday.

"In light of the outcome of the Eurogroup meeting today, I have decided to convene a Euro Summit on Monday. It is time to urgently discuss the situation of Greece at the highest political level," he said.

Tusk made the remarks after Thursday's Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg ended without a deal over Greece debt issue.

"No agreement is in sight over Greece debt deal," Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem told press after Euro zone finance ministers' meeting in Luxembourg Thursday.

The Eurogroup chief urged Greek government to seize the "last opportunity", adding that it is still possible to find an agreement before the end of the month.

Dijsselbloem suggested another Eurogroup meeting may need to be held before Monday's emergency eurozone summit. Endit