Chirac Indicates Need for Urgent Settlement of Karabakh IssueMay 30, 2006 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Jacques Chirac indicated the need for urgent settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh issue at a meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev May 30. The French leader remarked, "there is no alternative to peace talks and reminded of importance of peace for Azerbaijan, Armenia and the region as a whole."According to a Elysée Palace representative, the French President "confirmed the principles of joint statement of representatives of the OSCE MG three co-chair states, made in Yerevan on May 25," which points out, "time has come for the parties to reach accord over basic principles of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict." ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |