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Samaras: Talks with troika will continue on Thursday

Samaras: Talks with troika will continue on Thursday

Antonis Samaras said on Wednesday that the government remains adamant on its positions in the negotiations with the troika of Greece's lenders.

According to the same sources, Samaras will not back down on what he has announced regarding the allocation of the primary surplus to the armed forces, to low pensioners and to weaker social groups.

Talks with the heads of the troika mission will continue on Thursday afternoon at the finance ministry, it was announced according to ANA-MPA. Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who returns in Athens from Brussels later on Wednesday, stated on Tuesday that quite a few issues are still pending, despite the significant progress in the negotiations.