ATHENS: Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande had a 35-minute teleconference on Sunday evening in which they agreed that the agreement between Greece and creditors should be signed soon.
At the same time, several top European officials have said that the deal should be expedited. Some even said that it is possible the deal could be signed within this week.
The Greek side is optimistic that an agreement is pending soon and the doubts over Greece paying the 300-million-euro installment due to the International Monetary Fund on June 5 are lifted. Development Minister Giorgos Stathakis said the repayment will be made on time, especially now that the two sides are closer to an agreement.
Technical talks between the lenders representatives and the Greek team will continue through Wednesday in Brussels, therefore an emergency Eurogroup session is impossible until then. The Greek prime minister may travel to Berlin this week to have face to face talks with the German chancellor. Meanwhile, he is trying to have personal talks with all heads of lending institutions and European top officials.
