Greece’s Alternate Finance Minister, Dimitris Mardas, has said his country won’t default on their payments to the International Monetary Fund. Prior to the loan repayment deadline, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsi-pras is expected to make an official visit to Moscow to meet with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin . CCTV’s Anya Ardayeva filed this report from Moscow.
Highlights:
- Greece is expected to pay back an IMF loan of about $494 million on April 9.
- Earlier, Greek officials told the creditors that the country would run out of money next week.