French foreign minister pledges arms for Armenia in visit to Yerevan

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Catherine Colonna said Armenia needed to be able to defend itself two weeks after Azerbaijani forces invaded Nagorno-Karabakh despite the presence of Russian peacekeepers.

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00:00 In Armenia, to show support, the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna visited people

00:07 injured fleeing the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh and met political leaders.

00:15 The ministerial visit was a gesture of goodwill, but there was also an offer of arms.

00:21 "I would like to publicly say that France has given its consent to the conclusion of

00:31 future contracts forged with Armenia, which will allow the delivery of military equipment

00:40 to Armenia so that it can ensure its defense.

00:44 You will understand that I cannot go into more detail at the moment."

00:50 French aid will help replace equipment lost by Armenian forces overrun by Azerbaijan's

00:55 attack on the enclave, an assault that prompted an exodus of 100,000 people.

01:01 Azerbaijan, meanwhile, has vowed to track down Nagorno-Karabakh's political leaders.

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