Philippe Lefort: South Caucasus is of great interest to EUSeptember 5, 2011 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Caucasus is of great interest to the European Union, EU envoy said. “That was the reason of my visits to the capitals of the three countries in the region,” Philippe Lefort, Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, told journalists in Baku, before departing for Tbilisi and Yerevan. Lefort said Baku meetings with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Defense Minister Safar Abiyev and parliament speaker Ogtay Asadov will focus on regional issues, Trend News reported. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |