Greece seeks 'honest compromise' in reform standoff, says Tsakalotos

Greece wants to end a standoff with its lenders through 'honest compromise', its finance minister said, indicating a willingness to give ground on reform, but he warned that inflexibility on their part could inflame anti-establishment sentiment in Europe.

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said he anticipated a deal could allow the country's inclusion in an asset-buying programme of the ECB by the spring of 2017, allowing Greece to then test markets with a debt issue later in the year.

Greece, which is on its third international bailout since crisis first hit the indebted nation in 2010, is again at odds with lenders on fiscal targets and the scope of reforms required to conclude its latest review on bailout progress.

European Union and International Monetary Fund mission chiefs left Athens last month without a deal on key bailout review issues....