Greek PM hopeful that deal will be reached at Eurogroup meeting

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the Concordia Europe Summit in Athens, Greece, June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

BERLIN (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said he is optimistic that a deal paving the way for new loans for Greece will be reached at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on June 15.

"We're looking ahead to the meeting of euro zone finance ministers full of hope and expectation because we've implemented our commitments and we'll continue to go down this route on the European path," he wrote in Wednesday's edition of the German newspaper Die Welt.