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Greece will wrap up pending issues by Wed evening

A worker cleans the sign of the Bank of Greece from red and black paint, after Sunday's riots, in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A worker holds helmets at the damaged entrance of the 1870 building which had housed one of the capital's most loved cinemas, the Attikon, open since 1916, in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Greek Parliament in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Greece's international creditors spelled out the detailed spending cuts and reforms that Athens has to put into practice before it can receive vital bailout cash, according to a draft document obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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By ELENA BECATOROS, The Associated Press Updated 6:46 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2012

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's finance minister says all pending issues in its international creditors' requirements for the country's second bailout will be completed ahead of a Wednesday evening conference call between eurozone finance ministers.

Evangelos Venizelos said that "very few" issues remained and would be wrapped up before the call at 6p.m. Greek time (1600GMT) Wednesday.

The call is being held instead of a meeting between the ministers, which was called off Tuesday because Athens had not met all the requirements, including plugging a €325 million ($427.99 million) financing gap and providing written guarantees from the governing coalition's party leaders.

Venizelos made the comments after a meeting with President Karolos Papoulias, who he said will give up his presidential salary to help in the crisis.

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February 15, 2012 11:41 AM EST

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