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                         Talks to Resume on Greek Debt

   by AFP

   Greece will resume talks with its creditors Monday, a Greek government
   source said, after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the phone
   with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

   Speaking on Sunday, the two leaders "expressed their willingness to
   establish stable communication throughout the negotiations, in order to
   quickly reach an agreement that is good for both sides," the source
   said.

   Greece has been trying to negotiate a deal that would unlock $7.8
   billion in remaining EU-International Monetary Fund bailout money that
   the debt-ridden Mediterranean country needs to avoid default and a
   possible exit from the euro.

   In a bid to speed up the stalled negotiations, Tsipras met with
   Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

   The so-called Brussels group, which is in charge of the negotiations on
   Greek's debt, will hold a teleconference with Greek officials Monday,
   and a second meeting in person on Wednesday in the Belgian capital.

   The developments come after EU ministers heaped pressure on Greece
   Friday to speed up negotiations, after a meeting in Riga last week
   ended without a breakthrough.

   A survey published Sunday showed that seven out of 10 Greeks want their
   radical left-wing leaders to reach an agreement with their creditors.

   Tsipras swept to power in January on a promise to break with the
   austerity demanded by Greece's EU-IMF creditors. Defying his
   paymasters, he pushed welfare laws through parliament last month, and
   has continued to refuse measures agreed to by the previous government.

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