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FinMin confident loan installment will be released

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on Friday expressed his confidence that a new tranche of bailout aid would be dispursed by the country’s partners and creditors.

“There is no reason to worry,? Stournaras told reporters following a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, adding that «the [tranche] will be released.”

Regarding the Greek debt?s sustainability the Finance Minister noted that the issue was being discussed among the country’s partners and lenders.

A political statement regarding Greece was expected at a Eurogroup meeting scheduled to take place on Monday, Stournaras said.

Meanwhile, a number of European officials have said that Greece should not expect a decision on the next loan installment at Monday’s meeting.

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