Kerry to visit France to discuss countering extremist violence![]() January 12, 2015 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of State John Kerry says he will travel to Paris this week for talks on countering extremist violence, the Associated Press reports. Kerry will be in France on Thursday, Jan 15, and Friday. The announcement of the trip comes as the Obama administration faces sharp criticism for not sending a senior official to Sunday's rally for unity in Paris that was attended by some 40 world leaders and more than a million people. Kerry said he is going to reaffirm U.S. solidarity with America's oldest ally, France. He said as soon as he heard about the march, he asked his team when the earliest he could go. While in Paris, Kerry will be meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and pay tribute to the victims of last week's attacks, which killed 17 people. 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 |