G7 Finance Ministers to hold phone conferenceMarch 17, 2011 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Finance Ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations will hold a telephone conference to discuss the aftermath of a March 11 earthquake. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde informed Noda about the meeting, scheduled to be held at 7 a.m. Tokyo time, Noda told reporters in Tokyo on March 17. “I will explain the impact of Japan’s earthquake on the economy, developments in financial markets, and Japan’s response to the earthquake,” he said. “Currencies will be a topic as they discuss markets,” Noda said, Bloomberg reports. 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 | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |