Turkish Finance Minister may be appointed IMF head![]() May 16, 2011 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey considers proposing Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek as head of the IMF instead of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, if the latter leaves his post in connection with the recent scandal, local media reported on May 16, according to RIA Novosti. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was arrested in New York on Sunday. He is charged with attempting to rape a hotel maid. New York police reportedly yanked Strauss-Kahn, 62, from an Air France jet to Paris at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, moments before the plane was due to take off. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |