  French President to meet Armenian, Azeri leaders in Paris September 9, 2014 - 19:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Francois Hollande is expected to meet Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in October. According to French ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Monnier, the trilateral meeting is scheduled to take place in Paris. The meeting will focus on the Karabakh conflict settlement efforts, the envoy said, stressing the importance of the event in preservation of peace, APA reported. A tripartite meeting was held September 4 in Newport between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the initiative of the American side. Discussed were issues related to the current stage and the prospects of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict talks. The conflicting sides presented their respective positions with regard to the negotiation process. Reiterating that there is no alternative to the peaceful settlement and ruling out any attempt to escalate the situation, State Secretary Kerry urged the parties to find mechanisms for easing the tensions and develop confidence building measures between the sides. Stressing the need to continue the talks in the OSCE Minsk Group format, Kerry expressed readiness to support the search of ways for conflict resolution. He underscored that the sides need to show strong commitment and political will on the way to peaceful settlement.    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
