By Nektaria Stamouli and Alkman Granitsas 

ATHENS--Greece's government will hold its next meeting with international lenders in Paris instead of Athens, a government official said Tuesday.

The change in venue came at the request of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who views the regular visits by international inspectors from the so-called troika of the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund to the Greek capital as disruptive, according to government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi.

"Since we are on the right track. the program is performing well, there is no reason for their physical presence here," she told local Mega TV channel.

The meetings between government officials and the troika inspectors will be held in the French capital Sept. 3-5.

Since Greece was bailed out in 2010, international inspectors have visited Athens roughly every three months to assess the government's progress in implementing the measures demanded by the troika. On occasion, the negotiations have dragged on for months and have been heavily covered by Greek media, whose reports on every new cutback or austerity measure have sometimes affected economic sentiment.

The visits have also been accompanied by frequent strikes and protests, particularly around Greece's finance ministry, which is in the center of Athens.

The troika's agreeing to meet outside Greece is seen as a sign of confidence that the austerity program is on the right track and the pressure on the crisis-battered country has eased.

But, in a statement, Greece's radical leftist Syriza party described the move as a public relations ploy designed to boost the government's popularity.

The meeting in Paris represents the first step in the next troika review. A more detailed assessment of the country's overhaul program is expected later in September or early October.

Write to Nektaria Stamouli at nektaria.stamouli@wsj.com and Alkman Granitsas at alkman.granitsas@wsj.com