IMF says agreement with Greece still far off
(AGI) Rome, June 11 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF),announcing on Thursday that a bail-out deal with Greece remainsdistant, summoned its negotiators back to Washington aftertalks broke down in Brussels. "There are major differencesbetween us in most key areas. There has been no progress innarrowing these differences recently so we are far from anagreement," IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told the press, citingconflicting opinions on the pensions system, taxes, andfinancing the public sector. "The ball is very much in Greece'scourt," he commented, declaring that the Fund is ready toresume talks with