Greek PM Tsipras to seek EU summit on negotiations with creditorsApril 27, 2016 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will on Wednesday, April 27 ask European Council president Donald Tusk to call an EU summit to help facilitate negotiations with the debt-ridden country's creditors, a government source said, according to AFP. Tsipras's decision came after a meeting of eurozone finance ministers, mooted for Thursday, was postponed, with Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem saying "more time" was needed to decide on the next steps for Greece's massive bailout. "No additional Eurogroup on Greece this Thursday, more time needed," Dijsselbloem's spokesman Michel Reijns wrote on Twitter. "Meeting on first review, contingency package and debt at later stage," he wrote late on Tuesday, AFP reports. Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister, had said earlier Tuesday that a meeting could take place Thursday "to finalise as many things as possible" in unlocking bailout cash and triggering potential debt relief for Greece. But he told Dutch broadcaster RTL-Z that the meeting would only happen if it had "a chance of succeeding". Debt-crippled Greece still needs to deliver crucial reforms in order to unlock more cash from its massive 86-billion-euro ($95 billion) bailout plan. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |