 G7 Finance Ministers to hold phone conferenceMarch 17, 2011 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Finance Ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations will hold a telephone conference to discuss the aftermath of a March 11 earthquake. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde informed Noda about the meeting, scheduled to be held at 7 a.m. Tokyo time, Noda told reporters in Tokyo on March 17. “I will explain the impact of Japan’s earthquake on the economy, developments in financial markets, and Japan’s response to the earthquake,” he said. “Currencies will be a topic as they discuss markets,” Noda said, Bloomberg reports.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
