23 August: A delegation of French Parliamentarians, headed by the Chairman of the Defence Committee of the French National Assembly, Guy Tessier, has met in Stepanakert with the President of the self declared Nagorno-Karabakh Repuiblic, Bako Sahakyan. A s

The sides discussed issues concerning the current state and prospects of bilateral relations according to a spokesperson of Sahakyan quoted by news.am.

In the past the Azerbaijan government has taken a dim view of foreign delegations visiting Karabakh without its knowledge and has on ocassion black listed persons prohibiting them to visit Azerbaijan.

source commonspace.eu newsroom with reports from news.am, news.az and 1news.az

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