July 3, 2001 - 00:08 AMT
VLADIMIR PUTIN AND JAQUES CHIRAC HAVE DISCUSSED THE KARABAKH PROBLEM
. Yesterday during the unofficial talk in Saint-Petersburg and official meeting in Moscow today the Presidents of Russia and France have discussed the prospects of the Karabakh problem settlement. President of France Jaques Chirak, who is in Russia with a state visit at present, has informed about this during a press conference today. As it is known, Russia and France are Co-Chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group, which is engaged in settling the Armenian-Azerbaijanian conflict.