Sakozy's coming to power won't influence on Karabakh talks, Fassier saysMay 26, 2007 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nicolas Sarkozy's coming to power will not have a negative impact on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair, Ambassador Bernard Fassier told a news conference in Baku. "Our main task is to find a fair solution that would base on international norms and standards," Fassier said. "Nicolas Sarkozy's coming to power is not fundamental in the context of Karabakh settlement. I do not rate the role of one government or one President as crucially important. Agreement between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan is the most important task," Mr Fassier said, Day.az reports. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |