EUROZONE-GREECE/USA TREASURY Members of U.S. Treasury visit Greece, meet government

Record ID: 496324

  • Title: EUROZONE-GREECE/USA TREASURY Members of U.S. Treasury visit Greece, meet government
  • Date: 5th February 2015
  • Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (FEBRUARY 5, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** GREEK DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YANNIS DRAGASAKIS ARRIVING AT HIS OFFICE VARIOUS OF US AMBASSADOR TO GREECE DAVID PEARCE ARRIVING TO MEETING, DISEMBARKING FROM CAR, ENTERING BUILDING AND ENTERING ELEVATOR VARIOUS OF DALEEP SINGH, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPE AND EUROASIA, AND TEAM ENTERING BUILDING AND ELEVATOR FOR MEETING WITH DRAGASAKIS JOURNALISTS OUTSIDE VARIOUS OF SINGH AND TEAM WITH AMBASSADOR LEAVING BUILDING AFTER MEETING
  • Embargoed: 20th February 2015 12:00
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  • Location: Greece
  • Country: Greece
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA79NOIFLC7XW5RKZPJANEMYNDK
  • Story Text: A team of US Treasury officials held talks with Greek government officials on Thursday (February 5) to discuss Greece's economic situation.
    The team, led by Daleep Singh, the U.S. Treasury's deputy assistant secretary for Europe and Eurasia, met with Greek deputy prime minister Yannis Dragasakis, and also included US Ambassador to Greece David Pearce.
    More meetings with government officials are expected to take place on Saturday (February 7) including with Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
    The United States will continue working closely with the new government in Greece and other European leaders to resolve differences that could improve Greece's economy, a White House spokesman said last week.
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