German party signals milder stance on GreeceOctober 19, 2012 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A senior figure in Germany's governing coalition whose party has talked particularly tough on Greece, is signaling that he's open to giving Athens more time to get its finances in order, The Associated Press reports. Over the summer, prominent officials in the Christian Social Union, the Bavaria-only sister to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, called for Greece to leave the euro. But party leader Horst Seehofer said in an interview with Bayern 2 radio Friday, Oct 19, that he sees "no reason for that at the moment." European leaders are awaiting a report from Greece's debt inspectors before authorizing the release of the country's next batch of bailout cash. Seehofer says the option remains to give Athens more time to fix its public finances provided it's making progress in its reform efforts. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |