Adjust font size:   |  Print:

January 24, 2006

Azerbaijan, Armenia To Meet In Paris On Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian President Kocharian said he is optimistic about the talks (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)

24 January 2006 -- The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Paris next month to seek ways to resolve a long-standing dispute over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.


Armenian officials said the meeting will take place on 10 February and comes at the invitation of French President Jacques Chirac.


A spokesman for Armenian President Robert Kocharian was quoted today as saying he was optimistic about the talks.


Armenia and Azerbaijan remain in a tense military standoff over the territory and have held years of fruitless multi-party negotiations aimed at resolving the dispute.


(AFP)


Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty © 2008 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved.