Monday, September 26, 2011
Greece: there were no orderly default talks with IMF, ECB
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos dismissed reports that he has discussed a scenario of an orderly default by Athens with International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde and European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet.
"We have reached a point where there are reports about what has been said in a closed door meeting with the participation of only Mrs. Lagarde, Mr. Trichet and myself," Venizelos was quoted as saying in a statement from his ministry.
"What is absolutely sure is that there hasn't been and couldn't have been any discussion about the so-called scenario of an orderly default."
"We have reached a point where there are reports about what has been said in a closed door meeting with the participation of only Mrs. Lagarde, Mr. Trichet and myself," Venizelos was quoted as saying in a statement from his ministry.
"What is absolutely sure is that there hasn't been and couldn't have been any discussion about the so-called scenario of an orderly default."
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