Comments from IMF head Lagarde crossing Reuters now:
- Says welcomes confirmation by Greek finance minister that payment Athens owes to IMF will be made on April 9
- Lagarde says IMF remains committed to working with Greece to help it return to sustainable path of growth and employment
- Lagarde says agreed with Greek finance minister that effective cooperation is in everyone's interest
- Largarde says continuing uncertainty over bailout is not in Greece's interest
- Says expressed appreciation for Greek finance minister's commitment to improve technical teams' ability to work with authorities on bailout terms
- Says due diligence talks in Athens, policy discussions with teams in Brussels to "resume promptly" on Monday
More, from Greek finance minister Varoufakis:
- Says held fruitful and productive discussions with IMF Chief Lagarde
- Varoufakis says Greece intends to meet all obligations to all its creditors "ad infinitum"
- Says discussed improving "efficacy of negotiations"
- Says plans to "reform Greece deeply"
Headlines via Reuters
