  Paris Hopes for Oskanian-Mammadyarov Meeting to Lead to Progress in Karabakh IssueOctober 24, 2006 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to France in January 2007, the French MFA reported upon completion of the talks between French FM Philippe Douste-Blazy and his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov. Economic relations between the two countries are raising and French enterprises pay much attention to the Azeri market. Past year the bilateral trade turnover increased three times, making some 500 million Euros. Philippe Douste-Blazy hoped for the impending meeting of Armenian and Azeri FMs to promote progress on the way of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, reports ITAR-TASS.  Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan.Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |
