France introduces proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks![]() February 16, 2016 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli and Palestinian officials said France has presented the two sides with a proposal for an international peace conference, the Associated Press reports. France is preparing the conference to bring together the two parties and their American, European and Arab partners in order to revive the peace process. France says it will recognize a Palestinian state if its efforts fail. Palestinian official Ahmad Majdalani said France presented general ideas but no specifics about its plan to revive peace efforts. He says the Palestinians support the French initiative. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said France's ambassador to Israel met with a ministry official on Tuesday. He declined to elaborate on details of the meeting or whether Israel would agree to participate. American-brokered peace talks collapsed in 2014 and have been frozen since. Related links: ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |