Flaherty advises Europe to use its own resources to resolve debt crisisNovember 14, 2011 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Europe should first use its own resources to resolve the debt crisis before seeking help from outsiders, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday, November 14. "Generally we first need to see a very substantial commitment from European - and I'm talking about the euro zone - before any more could be asked of non-European (G20) countries," Flaherty said when asked about conversations he'd had with Chinese officials about European requests for external aid to solve its debt crisis. He also said the Group of 20 leaders' meeting earlier this month that agreed to quicken a move toward market-driven exchange rates, including in China, was a "significant move" in the right direction. "This is progress," he added, Reuters reported. Flaherty was in Beijing to open the Beijing representative office of TSX, meet with senior officials from China and give a speech to the Canada China Business Council. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |