Greece denies seeking to renegotiate EU-IMF pact

ATHENS, April 6 (Reuters) - Greece is not seeking to renegotiate an EU-IMF safety net agreement, a senior finance ministry official told Reuters on Tuesday after media reports that the debt-laden country had wanted to amend the deal. "There is no request from Greece to renegotiate the agreement. There is a deal on the support mechanism and we are sticking to it," said the official, who requested anonymity.

Market News International quoted unidentified senior Greek government sources as saying Athens wanted to amend the deal struck at a European Union summit last month to bypass an International Monetary Fund contribution because it is concerned that the IMF would impose tough conditions. (Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Michael Winfrey)