Greece tries to convince European creditors it's met targets

BRUSSELS — Greece's finance minister is trying to convince his counterparts in the 19-nation eurozone that his country has delivered on the reform promises made in return for the bailout money that saw off bankruptcy and a potential exit from the euro.

At a meeting in Brussels, Euclid Tsakalotos is looking to get his peers to wrap up the second review of Greece's third international bailout. That would trigger talks about possible debt relief for Greece.

The signs are that it may take a while longer. Though officials said progress had been made, they gave few signs that an agreement is in the offing yesterday.

Pierre Moscovici, the EU's top economy official, said the two sides were "close" but that there were still a few issues to be addressed, without elaborating.