Eurozone finance ministers readying for key talks on Greece loan![]() February 20, 2015 - 08:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eurozone finance ministers are preparing for a key meeting to consider the proposal by Greece to extend its European loan programme, BBC News reports. Friday, Feb 20 meeting in Brussels is the eurozone's third attempt to reach a deal to manage Greece's debt. Germany on Thursday rejected a Greek request for a six-month extension to its eurozone loan programme. The rejection came despite the European Commission calling the Greek request "positive" only minutes earlier. Greece had sought a new six-month assistance package, rather than a renewal of the existing deal which linked bailout money to tough austerity conditions. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won elections in late January on a platform of rejecting those austerity measures. Greece could run out of money by the end of the month without a deal and deposits continue to flow out of its banks. Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |