US and Japan increase pressure on Europe to reach a deal with Greece
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from on (#DH8G)
US treasury secretary Jack Lew says Washington is 'looking forward' to a swift agreement as Asian markets stabilise
International pressure is mounting on Greece and its European creditors to reach agreement and steer the eurozone away from a potentially disastrous "Grexit".
The US treasury secretary, Jack Lew, told Greece's prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, and its new finance minister, Euclid Tsakalotos, that Washington "looked forward" to a swift resolution to the crisis unfolding in Europe.
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