Aliyev, Sarkozy to focus on Karabakh conflictNovember 14, 2007 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The forthcoming meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and France, Ilham Aliyev and Nicolas Sarkozy, is important for exchange of opinions both on bilateral cooperation and regional issues, said Novruz Mammadov, head of the International Relations Department at the Azerbaijani President's Administration. He was commenting on the Azerbaijani President's upcoming visit to France on 19-20 November. "Azerbaijan and France enjoy good relations and a dialogue should be held to continue cooperation," Mammadov said. "On the other hand, it is also important for Sarkozy to meet with the Azerbaijani President to get closely familiar with regional issues and know the Azerbaijani President's position on "hot points." The meeting will focus on the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, he added. It is not planned to sign any document on bilateral cooperation, because the visit is of working character. At the beginning of the year the Azerbaijani President was in France on a formal visit and signed several bilateral documents, he said, Trend news agency 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. |