Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders begin talks on disputed enclave
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(11 Feb 2006) 1. External
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1. External view of Rambouillet Castle
2. Close shot of French flag
3. Republican guards in castle court yard
4. Medium shot of Republican guards
5. Azeri delegation's car arriving at castle
6. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev getting out of car and being greeted by officials before entering castle
7. Close shot of Azeri flag on Presidential car
8. Armenian delegation's car arriving at castle
9. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan getting out of car and being greeted by officials before entering castle
10. Medium shot of Armenian President Robert Kocharyan in conference hall
11. Medium shot of Azeri president Ilham Aliyev sitting in conference hall
12. Diplomats taking places before talks
STORYLINE:
Armenia and Azerbaijan's presidents were in France on Friday for peace talks on the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The presidents arrived at the medieval castle of Rambouillet, south-west of Paris, on Friday to discuss the long-enduring border conflict between their countries.
The talks, involving Armenian president Robert Kocharyan and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, were aimed at finding a solution to a deadlock over a mountainous territory which has been claimed for twenty years by both Azerbaijan and Armenia.
A number of international diplomats also attended the event, which had started earlier in the day, when French president Jacques Chirac met Kocharyan and Aliyev separately at the Elysee palace in Paris.
But by the end of the day, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan had reached no conclusion and planned more talks on Saturday.
Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azeri President Ilham Aliev also met with U.S., French and Russian mediators, who have been pushing for a settlement for a decade.
The two presidents met for two hours before each returned to Paris, according to an official involved in the talks.
The bloody six-year war and 12 ensuing years of simmering hostilities in the enclave have scared off investors and hobbled peace efforts throughout the strategic and oil-rich Caucasus region.
The mountainous enclave is inside Azerbaijan, but populated largely by ethnic Armenians who have run it since
an uneasy cease-fire in 1994.
While an end to the conflict remains far off, signs are increasing that the presidents could agree on a framework that would be used to build a peace accord.
U.S., French and Russian negotiators have been pushing for more than a decade for an agreement to end the fighting.
At least 30,000 were killed and 1 million displaced in the 1988-1994 war.
Sporadic border clashes have continued, killing scores of people a year and villages in and around the enclave remain heavily armed.
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1. External view of Rambouillet Castle
2. Close shot of French flag
3. Republican guards in castle court yard
4. Medium shot of Republican guards
5. Azeri delegation's car arriving at castle
6. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev getting out of car and being greeted by officials before entering castle
7. Close shot of Azeri flag on Presidential car
8. Armenian delegation's car arriving at castle
9. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan getting out of car and being greeted by officials before entering castle
10. Medium shot of Armenian President Robert Kocharyan in conference hall
11. Medium shot of Azeri president Ilham Aliyev sitting in conference hall
12. Diplomats taking places before talks
STORYLINE:
Armenia and Azerbaijan's presidents were in France on Friday for peace talks on the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The presidents arrived at the medieval castle of Rambouillet, south-west of Paris, on Friday to discuss the long-enduring border conflict between their countries.
The talks, involving Armenian president Robert Kocharyan and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, were aimed at finding a solution to a deadlock over a mountainous territory which has been claimed for twenty years by both Azerbaijan and Armenia.
A number of international diplomats also attended the event, which had started earlier in the day, when French president Jacques Chirac met Kocharyan and Aliyev separately at the Elysee palace in Paris.
But by the end of the day, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan had reached no conclusion and planned more talks on Saturday.
Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azeri President Ilham Aliev also met with U.S., French and Russian mediators, who have been pushing for a settlement for a decade.
The two presidents met for two hours before each returned to Paris, according to an official involved in the talks.
The bloody six-year war and 12 ensuing years of simmering hostilities in the enclave have scared off investors and hobbled peace efforts throughout the strategic and oil-rich Caucasus region.
The mountainous enclave is inside Azerbaijan, but populated largely by ethnic Armenians who have run it since
an uneasy cease-fire in 1994.
While an end to the conflict remains far off, signs are increasing that the presidents could agree on a framework that would be used to build a peace accord.
U.S., French and Russian negotiators have been pushing for more than a decade for an agreement to end the fighting.
At least 30,000 were killed and 1 million displaced in the 1988-1994 war.
Sporadic border clashes have continued, killing scores of people a year and villages in and around the enclave remain heavily armed.
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