Canada PM,Liberal leader extend "productive" talks

OTTAWA, June 15 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the main opposition leader, Michael Ignatieff, have finished a first meeting aimed at avoiding an election and will meet again later on Tuesday, a Harper spokesman said.

CBC Television quoted a Harper spokesman as saying that the meeting was good and productive.

Ignatieff said on Monday he would move to bring down the Conservatives on a budget vote on Friday unless Harper gave him answers on four key concerns, including plans to expand unemployment benefits, plans to balance the federal budget and details on stimulus spending. (Reporting by Randall Palmer, writing by Louise Egan; editing by Janet Guttsman)