The board were reportedly told that while the IMF will participate in the new negotiations, the Fund will not decide on whether or not to agree a new programme for months.
The paper says such a delay could have repercussions in Germany and make it more difficult to gain Bundestag approval for a new bailout without the IMF on board.
The summary obtained by the FT says the IMF could only participate after Greece has agreed on a comprehensive set of reforms and after creditors have agreed to debt relief, something German and some other EU leaders are reluctant to concede.
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