WASHINGTON, D.C.: The International Monetary Fund is still awaiting a deal to provide debt relief for Greece before it can agree to participate in a new loan program, a fund spokesman said Thursday.

This contradicted comments Wednesday from Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir, who suggested IMF chief Christine Lagarde had convinced the fund’s board to approve a new loan for troubled Greece.

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