Eurozone finance ministers are due to hold a conference call on Wednesday to discuss whether Greece has done enough to get the next bailout tranche worth EUR 31.5 billion.
However, analysts expect no solid decision after today's discussions, but anticipate the ministers to give a go-ahead for Greek aid at the Eurogroup meeting in November.
Reports suggest that the Greek government is at the final stage of negotiations with the troika that consists of - the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank - on a EUR 13.5 billion austerity cuts, demanded by creditors.
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Tuesday that Greece has cliched a bailout agreement with its international creditors. However, other political parties in the coalition indicated that differences still exist, particularly on measures relating to labor reforms.
Meanwhile, the Parliament vote on the austerity proposals has been delayed by at least one week.
Yesterday, France and Germany reiterated that they are determined to keep Greece in euro area.
Both France and Germany share the determination that Greece should stay in the euro area and that the country should take up necessary reforms to ensure the integrity of the currency bloc, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici reportedly said at a joint press conference with his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble.
France and Germany wish to find a comprehensive solution in this regard by the end of November, Moscovici said. The Eurogroup is scheduled to meet on November 12, possibly after a special session on November 8.
Last month, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Eurozone governments will not share losses on Greek debt holdings.
Creditors withheld the aid installment for Greece in June as prolonged political instability after the elections put the bailout program off the track.
At the October EU summit, Eurozone leaders hailed the good progress being made by Greece to bring the bailout program back on track. They urged Greece to continue the budgetary and structural policy reforms.
Recently, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde backed the idea of giving Greece more time to meet the deficit reduction targets. The economy is mired deeply in recession and is expected to enter a sixth year of recession in 2013.
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