  Kazakh President offers to institute Euras as EurAsEC member states' common currencyMarch 11, 2009 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev offers to institute Euras as EurAsEC member states' common currency."Today, the EurAsEC member states stand a good chance to alleviate the crisis burden through introduction of common currency," he told an economic forum in Astana. "The new currency system will ensure lasting infrastructure investment and operative current transactions." He insisted that introduction of EurAsEC common currency won't damage the member states' sovereignty. "The consequences of the global financial crisis can be alleviated through joint efforts," President Nazarbayev said. He also offered formation of a working group.   Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million).   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day  The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day.Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |
