Greece is looking increasingly isolated as Athens insists it will not accept a continued bailout to avoid bankruptcy because that includes the hated austerity measures.
The Americans are the latest to cold shoulder the leftist-led government.
After a team of US treasury officials met Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Washington said he should work cooperatively with Europe and the International Monetary Fund and push ahead with reforms.
Varoufakis will outline his plan to reform the economy and get Greece’s public finances back on track at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers next week.
He says no more international bailout programme: “The bailout means an ongoing recession and an unbearable and an unsustainable debt.”
Instead of an extension to the current bailout, he wants a “bridge agreement” before presenting a new proposal.
The other eurozone finance ministers are adamant that Greece must stick to its commitments – including austerity.
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