Greek call with France, Germany ‘went well’

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras had a conference call last night with the leaders of France and Germany to discuss progress in the talks between Athens and its lenders, officials said.

The call with French president François Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel, the second in three days, lasted 35 minutes, “went very well”, and it was agreed that a deal must be completed very soon, the officials said.

The German government described the conversation as constructive but gave no further details.