IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras have held private talks in Paris amid speculation about a new aid plan for Athens.
The meeting "took place in Paris... Tuesday with Mme Lagarde and the finance minister Mr Stournaras", Gerry Rice, a spokesman for the International Monetary Fund, confirmed on Thursday.
The IMF's mission chief on the bailout, Poul Thomsen, also attended the meeting, he said.
"The discussions were on the way forward for Greece and on issues of common interest," Rice said, without providing details.
Last week the IMF released $US4.6 billion ($A5.0 billion) in aid to Greece after a yearlong delay to ensure Athens was meeting targets set by bailout lenders.
The IMF said at the time the Greek government had exceeded targets on closing its budget gap, but warned of challenges facing the country in fully stabilising its finances and returning to sustainable growth.
Rice framed the delay in the aid disbursement as an "internal processing issue" that was not unusual, and said there was no link to Lagarde's meeting with the Greek minister.
"It's not usual for management to meet with... ministers of finance from time to time," he said.
"We don't communicate on all those private meetings."
The IMF staff report on Greece will be published in the coming days, he said.
Lagarde's meeting came shortly after Germany, Europe's largest economy, raised the prospect of a third rescue package for the struggling eurozone nation.
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