Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson of Secretary Lew’s Meeting with President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016

WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew met today with President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem at the 2016 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

Secretary Lew and Minister Dijsselbloem discussed progress being made toward concluding the first review of Greece’s economic reform program.  Secretary Lew encouraged Europe, the IMF, and Greece to accelerate their efforts to conclude the review and agree on meaningful debt relief for Greece in a timely manner.