Merkel Tsipras
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras address a news conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, March 23, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to both Tsipras and Merkel before an emergency eurozone meeting regarding the Greek debt crisis on Tuesday. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a phone call on Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande where the three leaders agreed needed to reach a deal with its lenders quickly, a Greek official said.

Athens and its eurozone and International Monetary Fund (IMF) creditors have been locked in talks for months without luck on a deal. Pressure to strike one has intensified as Athens faces a debt payment on June 5 as well as the expiration of its bailout program on June 30.

"(The teleconference) took place in a very good climate," the official said, adding that all three recognized the need for a quick deal.

It was the second call in four days between the three leaders Tsipras pushes for a political solution for the country's economic troubles.

(Reporting by Renee Maltezou, Editing by Deepa Babington)