France says wants to de-escalate tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iran![]() January 18, 2016 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France would like to de-escalate tensions between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday, Jan 18, ahead of a visit to Riyadh to meet with King Salman and other officials, Reuters reports. "Our view as France is to try to de-escalate pressure," Fabius said, adding that France would also discuss different issues with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who is due to visit Paris next week. Photo: AFP ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |