The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement, after a meeting between Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, late Sunday night in Washington:

"The Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, met with Greece’s Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos today in Washington. They discussed the terms under which the IMF mission would return to Athens to undertake the fifth review of Greece’s economic program--most likely this coming week.”