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Greek talks ‘very good’, to resume in a few days: Dijsselbloem

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Crunch bailout talks between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker went well and further discussions will be held soon, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Thursday.

"Very good meeting, we will continue the talks in a few days," Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who heads the bloc of eurozone finance ministers, told reporters after the four-hour meeting in Brussels.

Crunch bailout talks between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker went well and further discussions will be held soon, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Thursday.

“Very good meeting, we will continue the talks in a few days,” Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who heads the bloc of eurozone finance ministers, told reporters after the four-hour meeting in Brussels.

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