10:42 Turk threw a shoe at the head of the IMF | |
Turkish opposition October 1 threw a shoe at the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn during his speech in Istanbul. It is reported by AFP. The name of opposition leader has not been named. According to the Agency, the opposition was probably a student. He shouted: "The IMF, get out of Turkey!» (IMF, Get out of Turkey!), Then threw a shoe, which is not reached the Strauss-Kahn. After this service of opposition leader withdrew from the hall. As the Turkish agency Anadolu Ajansi, the incident occurred at a time when Strauss-Kahn answered questions of students. 1 October the IMF presented the report, which states that the global economy emerges from the crisis more quickly than previously planned. Strauss-Kahn said in this connection that the recovery of the global economy "really started. Throwing shoes became popular among the opposition, after 2008, so when an Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw a shoe at former U.S. President George W. Bush. Following the attack, "botinkometateley" suffered, and other famous people, such as Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (this information is, however, refuted the press service of the President) and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. IMF in crisis, many countries suggests stabilization loans, which, however, can be obtained only under certain macroeconomic requirements. In 2008, it was reported that the IMF is ready to offer Turkey a loan of 19 billion dollars. | |
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