German finance ministry says no deadline for Greek aid talks

BERLIN (Reuters) - There is no deadline for negotiations on a third bailout package for Greece and the talks could go on for weeks, a German Finance Ministry spokesman said on Friday. Earlier on Friday, Chancellor Angela Merkel called on German lawmakers to back negotiations for a third Greek bailout, saying the alternative was chaos. (Reporting by Thorsten Severin; Writing by Paul Carrel; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)