ATHENS- Greece has hired banks for the reopening of a 5 and 30-year bond, it said on Tuesday.

It has mandated Alpha Bank, Barclays, Citi, Commerzbank and Morgan Stanley as joint lead managers for the reopenings.

The syndicated transaction will be launched in the near future, subject to market conditions, it said.

(Reporting by Yoruk Bahceli and Angeliki Koutantou) ((angeliki.koutantou@thomsonreuters.com; +30 2102214608; Reuters Messaging: angeliki.koutantou.reuters.com@reuters.net))