Merkel expects Greece to meet commitments for bailout package

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses an annual news conference in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Berlin expected Athens to stick to the reform pledges it made in exchange for a third bailout programme.

"We will have new elections in Greece and I am working on the assumption that Greece will fulfil its commitments," Merkel said during a press conference in Berlin.

(Reporting by Michelle Martin, Noah Barkin and Michael Nienaber)