Greek FinMin Tsakalotos to attend World Bank-IMF meeting in Lima on October 9-11

He will meet U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde

Greece’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos will represent Greece at the annual IMF-World Bank meeting in Lima, Peru on October 9-11 and have a series of important meetings.

According to a finance ministry announcement, Tsakalotos departed for Peru on Wednesday and is on Thursday scheduled to meet U.S. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Cathy Novelli, the head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling and IMF director for the European Department Poul Thomsen.

He will also meet U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Friday.

Among the topics to be discussed are debt restructuring, measures to be implemented and technical assistance issues.