Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), met today with Mr. Yanis Varoufakis, Minister of
Finance for Greece, for an informal discussion on the Greek government's
reform program. After the meeting, Ms. Lagarde made the following
statement:
“Minister Varoufakis and I exchanged views on current developments
and we both agreed that effective cooperation is in everyone’s interest.
We noted that continuing uncertainty is not in Greece’s interest and I
welcomed confirmation by the Minister that payment owing to the Fund
would be forthcoming on April 9th.
“I expressed my appreciation for the Minister’s commitment to improve
the technical teams’ ability to work with the authorities to conduct
the necessary due diligence in Athens, and to enhance the policy
discussions with the teams in Brussels, both of which will resume
promptly on Monday. I reiterated that the Fund remains committed to work
together with the authorities to help Greece return to a sustainable
path of growth and employment.”
