Angela Merkel rules out Greece’s leaving eurozoneFebruary 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |