French, Azerbaijani Presidents discuss Karabakh in ParisJuly 21, 2018 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of France Emmanuel Macron and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev discussed the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh at a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Friday, July 20. According to a communiqué published by the Elysee Palace, Macron said France will continue to contribute to the settlement of the Karabakh conflict in the interest of the peoples of the region. "France as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has a special responsibility for ensuring long-term peace in the region," the statement said. The French president stressed that he will continue to work in search of a negotiated solution, which is the only option to end this conflict on a long-term basis. "The French president will closely monitor the situation, and France, along with the Russian and American co-chairs, will take all measures to make progress in the settlement process," the Elysee Palace said in the statement. France, Russia and the United States co-chair the OSCE Minsk Group, which is mandated to find a settlement for the conflict. 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |