a spokesperson for the investigative committee, vladimir markin, talked to nhk and other reporters. president dmitry medvedev convened an emergency meeting and vowed a thorough investigation. more than 22 million people used domodedovo airport last year. the hub is located about 20 kilometers south of moscow. s russia s largest international airport, serving 77 carriers. u.s. president barack obama and u.n. secretary-general ban ki moon both condemned the bombing. white house press secretary robert gibbs read obama s statement at a press conference on monday. i strongly condemn this outrageous attack of terrorism against the russian people. we share your sorrow and a resolve to stand with you in our common fight against those who use terrorism for their political goals. ban ki-moon also issued a statement. he called the attack a deplorable and unjustifiable act of violence against innocents. he conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and s
wen said a rapid revaluation would force many chinese exporters out of business and migrant workers to return to their villages, causing social turmoil. the eu has stepped up calls for china to allow the yuan to appreciate, arguing that its exchange rate is being kept too low. wen pointed out, however, that china has helped european countries saddled with fiscal deficits. meanwhile, in washington u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner has urged emerging economies to be more flexible in their foreign exchange policies. geithner made the remark in a speech on wednesday that came just before the weekend meetings of the group of seven nations. the international monetary fund and the world bank. we believe it s very important to see more progress by the major emerging economies to more flexible market-oriented exchange rate systems. this is particularly important for those countries whose currencies are significantly undervalued. geithner didn t specify it was china he was