US urges Greece to implement agreements fully

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged the Greeks to fully implement the budget cuts in a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, the US Treasury Department said.

"He underscored the importance of implementing the agreement fully," RIA Novosti cited the Department as saying.

In his meetings with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble and French Finance Minister Michel Sapin he underscored the importance of achieving debt sustainability in the upcoming negotiations.