Tunisia to offer asylum to Syria’s Assad![]() February 28, 2012 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tunisia's president says he is ready to offer asylum to Syria's President Bashar Assad as part of a negotiated solution to the Syrian conflict, AP reported. In an interview set to appear Wednesday, February 29 in the French-language daily La Presse, President Moncef Marzouki says he is ready to give asylum to Assad and his associates. A brief article on the paper's website Tuesday described the interview. Tunisia was the first country to recall its ambassador from Syria in protest at violence against opposition supporters. Assad's forces continue to bombard a number of cities and opposition activists say more than 8,000 have died in the last 11 months. Tunisia hosted a conference of "Friends of Syria" Friday which called for an immediate ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |