France reaffirms commitment to Karabakh peace processApril 12, 2022 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France reaffirms its full commitment, both on a bilateral basis and as the President of the Council of the European Union and Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, to the promotion of peace and stability in the South Caucasus region, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, April 11. "In this capacity, [France] continues to work with Armenia and Azerbaijan to make progress on humanitarian issues, and continues to support work to delimit the border, end the isolation of the region, preserve heritage, conclude a peace treaty between the two countries, and resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh issue," the statement reads. "To this end, a videoconference meeting was organized at the initiative of the President of the Republic with the Prime Minister of Armenia, the President of Azerbaijan and the President of the European Council February 4." The French Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, Brice Roquefeuil, is currently on a working visit to Yerevan. Roquefeuil has already met with Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, and the two have discussed the role of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. 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. |