French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday arrived in Baku, RIA Novosti.
At the joint with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov briefing, Le Drian said, that at the end of July is scheduled Azerbaijani President's visit to Paris. By the end of the year will cause a return visit by French President.
During the Foreign Ministers meeting discussed the economic, political and humanitarian spheres of bilateral cooperation. Azerbaijan has more than 50 French companies.
It touched upon the Karabakh conflict and.
According to Le Drian, Paris ready to contribute to resolution of the conflict. he noted, that the status quo is not his decision. The region should establish a lasting peace and stability. The Minister expressed the hope, that active work will begin in the coming months for a political solution of the problem.
But as long as the mutual attacks on the contact line in Karabakh continues. As reported today the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, Armenian army units during the day 86 again fire on positions of Azerbaijani forces from heavy machine guns. Enemy fire undergone strongholds in the villages of Gazakh region Gaymagly, Heyaly, Zamanlı and in the nameless heights in the Gadabay region.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic declared 150 violations of the ceasefire regime by the Azerbaijani armed forces. All was done by the enemy 1500 shots. The Defense Ministry the situation on the contact line was rated as "relatively stable".
Meanwhile, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reported the death of an officer, whose body is found in one of the units with a gunshot wound. Dead was Captain Hmayak Hakobyan. According to the SC information, appointed forensic examination, held operational and investigative activities.
