The Armenian-Azerbaijani topic became the central one at the meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

The leaders of the countries discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, the main focus was on the prospects of a peaceful settlement between Yerevan and Baku.

Following the meeting, Macron published a post in Armenian, in which he expressed confidence that the peace agreement would open a new era for the region. Pashinyan, in turn, spoke about the meetings held in Brussels and expressed a desire to cooperate with the EU.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump noted that the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan will soon be “successfully resolved”. He stated this at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Rutte in the White House, adding that the US administration “has resolved many conflicts around the world.”

"The United States will impose secondary sanctions on Russia and its trading partners if there is no deal on Ukraine within 50 days. The secondary tariff rate will be around 100," the US President said.

Trump expressed hope that Moscow and Kyiv "will take steps toward a settlement" and that it will not come to the application of new US sanctions against Russia.