IMF is participating fully in Athens debt talks: European Commission

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The talks on a new bailout program are ongoing "with the IMF present and fully participating in the talks in Athens," Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva told journalists in Brussels.

She said the IMF position was unchanged and added that its approach and timetable were "fully compatible with the European agenda," which implies a deal on a new bailout program and then talks on debt relief for Greece.

(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; editing by Barbara Lewis)