Presidents of France and Azerbaijan discuss the Karabakh issue

ArmRadio.am
30.01.2007 15:00

During a meeting in Paris Presidents of France and Azerbaijan Jacques
Chirac and Ilham Aliyev discussed the current state of the
negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. Aliyev
declared that `Armenia should end its aggressive policy, after which
the stability and more faster development of the region can be
guaranteed, the State TV of Azerbaijan reported.

President Aliyev characterized as positive the meetings of the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairs with the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan
last week.

For his part Jacques Chirac underlined that as a Minsk Group Co-Chair
country France `uses all its influence and opportunities to establish
peace in the region as soon as possible.’ The two Presidents
exchanged views on energy projects and the situation in the South
Caucasus. The French President highly appreciated the level of
cooperation between Azerbaijan and France and said that a Year of
Azerbaiajn will be held in France. `I think that both our political
and economic relations are very effective and important,’ Chirac
underlined.