France, UK to press for lift of Syria arms ban![]() March 14, 2013 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France and Britain will call for a European Union meeting, possibly before the end of March, to discuss lifting the embargo on supplying arms to the Syrian opposition, France's foreign minister said on Thursday, March 14, according to Reuters. Speaking on France Info radio, Laurent Fabius said: "We have to go very fast. The Europeans are supposed to look at this question in several weeks, but we will ask with the British to bring forward that meeting." When asked if France would arm the opposition if there was no international agreement, Fabius said: "To lift the embargo, yes exactly." ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |