Bako Sahakyan: France important for Karabakh conflict settlementMarch 9, 2011 - 12:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 9, the President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the French Republic Senate and met a group of its members. The NKR leader emphasized the role of France in the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict settlement and maintaining the regional peace and stability, At the same time, he stressed the interest of Artsakh in cooperation with France, especially with its legislative branch. The President touched upon Karabakh issue, current stage of Artsakh’s socioeconomic development and key directions of the republic’s foreign policy. The importance of such meetings as the component of developing bilateral relations was mutually emphasized. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to France Vigen Chitechyan, NKR permanent representative to France Hovhannes Gevorgyan and other officials were present at the meeting, the Central Information Department at Artsakh President’s Office reported. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |