France Promises New Initiative To Press For Resolution Of Lachin Corridor Situation

French President Macron gives a speech on France's foreign policy in Paris on August 28.

French President Emmanuel Macron on August 28 announced plans to discuss the situation in the Lachin Corridor with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Macron told a conference of French ambassadors in Paris that he would hold talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the coming days. "We will demand full respect for the Lachin humanitarian corridor and we will again launch a diplomatic initiative internationally to increase pressure on this issue," he said. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Armenian Service, click here.