Angela Merkel rules out Greece’s leaving eurozone February 24, 2012 - 20:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, February 24 ruled out Greece leaving the eurozone or to Athens being forced into default, M&C reported citing DPA. “This path is unpredictable and involves considerable risks,” she told an economics conference in the northern German city of Stralsund. Instead, Merkel praised Greece's efforts at addressing its debt crisis and stressed the need to hold the 17-member eurozone together. “What Greece decided in the last few days is considerable,” she told the conference, which was organized by her conservative Christian Democrat Party.   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 |  Latest 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. |
