国际英语资讯:Greece retains optimism over deal on bailout review, debt issue
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 23-- <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="inconclusive">inconclusive</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span>, <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="June">June</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pending">pending</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>... <span word="We">We</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preferable">preferable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 15," <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Dimitris">Dimitris</span> <span word="Tzanakopoulos">Tzanakopoulos</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diverging">diverging</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> (<span word="IMF">IMF</span>) <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sustainability">sustainability</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clarified">clarified</span>, <span word="Tzanakopoulos">Tzanakopoulos</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disbursement">disbursement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="installment">installment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="off">off</span> 7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (7.86 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="maturing">maturing</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Euclid">Euclid</span> <span word="Tsakalotos">Tsakalotos</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="tranche">tranche</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p>
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