/ world today news/ The participants in the Eurogroup summit discussed over the weekend the possibility of a temporary withdrawal of Greece from the eurozone, but such an option is no longer considered. This was stated by the director of the International Monetary Fund / IMF / Christine Lagarde in an interview for PBS.
“This point was in the initial draft on Saturday night and Sunday morning, but it was removed from the final communique signed by the leaders,” Lagarde said. She answered affirmatively to the question of whether the issue of Greece’s withdrawal from the eurozone, with a subsequent return, has already been removed from the agenda.
Lagarde pointed out a number of ways to relieve Athens’ debt, for example, extending the period of the phased repayment of the obligations. The head of the IMF admitted that the 18 member countries of the Eurogroup are inclined to accept the idea of writing off part of the government debt of Greece. European countries are also positive about the prospect of restructuring Greece’s debt. “The question is exactly how much /funds/ need to be restructured,” Lagarde noted, adding that according to the IMF it could be a significant amount. /TASS
Washington / USA
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