Space Travel News
THE STANS
Paris 'has agreed' to deliver military equipment to Armenia: French minister
Paris 'has agreed' to deliver military equipment to Armenia: French minister
by AFP Staff Writers
Yerevan (AFP) Oct 3, 2023

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on a visit to Armenia on Tuesday that Paris agreed to deliver military equipment to the small South Caucasus nation.

Colonna travelled to Armenia after Azerbaijani forces last month swept through the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh and secured the surrender of Armenian separatist forces that had controlled the mountainous region for decades.

"France has given its agreement to the conclusion of future contracts with Armenia which will allow the delivery of military equipment to Armenia so that it can ensure its defence," she told reporters after talks that she said touched upon security and defence.

France's top diplomat declined to provide any details.

"I can't give many details. If I have to go a little further, know that there are things that were already agreed between Armenia and France and that are in progress," Colonna said.

"There is a second category of things that we can do with Armenia," she added, noting that both countries did not seek an escalation in the region.

France, which has a large Armenian diaspora, has traditionally helped mediate the decades-old territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Karabakh.

bur-tbm-pop-as/giv

Related Links
News From Across The Stans

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters
Tweet

RELATED CONTENT
The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.
THE STANS
Turkey strikes PKK bases in Iraq after Ankara bombing
Ankara (AFP) Oct 1, 2023
Turkish jets launched air strikes inside Iraqi Kurdistan late Sunday, after a blast earlier the same day injured two police officers near the parliament building in Ankara. In the hours following the bombing, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had already vowed that "terrorists" would never achieve their aims. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies, claimed responsibility for the blast. It has waged a deadly insurgency against Ankara for ... read more

THE STANS
THE STANS
NASA's Perseverance captures dust-filled Martian whirlwind

Double DRT for a Soliday: Sols 3964-3965:

Dust removal delayed: Sols 3962-3963

Curiosity Needs an Altitude Adjustment: Sols 3955-3956

THE STANS
Chang'e 6 scheduled for lunar landing next year

Listening to the Radio on the Far Side of the Moon

Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easy

Chinese researchers explore building underground Moon shelter

THE STANS
Plot thickens in the hunt for a ninth planet

Webb finds carbon source on surface of Jupiter's moon Europa

Hidden ocean the source of CO2 on Jupiter moon

Juice: why's it taking sooo long

THE STANS
James Webb telescope captures planet-like structures in Orion Nebula

Study sheds new light on strange lava worlds

JWST's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planet

Alien Machines in the Solar System: The Possibilities and Potential Origins

THE STANS
Maritime Launch unveils commercial suborbital program at Spaceport Nova Scotia

Record-breaking launch of SpaceX's Starlink satellites

Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probe

All engines added to NASA's Artemis II core stage

THE STANS
Astronauts honored for contributions to China's space program

China capable of protecting astronauts from effects of space weightlessness

Tianzhou 5 spacecraft burns up on Earth reentry

Crew of Shenzhou XV mission honored for six-month space odyssey

THE STANS
Initial curation of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample delayed

Hera takes wing

Likely asteroid debris found upon opening of returned NASA probe

The OSIRIS-REx sample canister lid is removed

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.