ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund is due in Athens on a two–day visit, as Greece negotiates the terms of extending the repayment of the three–year euro110 billion ($146 billion) bailout loan that saved the debt–ridden country from default.
Dominique Strauss–Kahn will meet with Greece’s prime minister, finance minister, opposition leader and central bank governor starting Tuesday. He is also to speak at Parliament’s economic affairs committee.
Left–wing unions have planned demonstrations in Athens to protest Strauss–Kahn’s visit and the strict austerity program the government has imposed to meet conditions dictated by the IMF and other European Union countries that use the euro.
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