December 9, 2009 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Bernard Kouchner.

In the course of the meeting the officials discussed issues on bilateral relations in political, economic, cultural and other spheres, as well as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Azertag agency reports. According to the source, Aliyev outlined Azerbaijani stance on NKR issue and informed French President of the negotiation process on conflict resolution.

A wide range of regional and international issues, including Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were fundamental subjects of discussion at Aliyev-Kouchner meeting.

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