00:00 Armenian and Azerbaijan forces reach a ceasefire deal after two days of fighting flared in
00:06 the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
00:10 King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Paris for a three-day state visit aimed at highlighting
00:16 the friendship between France and Britain.
00:21 The migrant crisis tops the agenda during talks held between the presidents of Italy
00:25 and Germany in the Italian city of Syracuse.
00:43 To the relief of residents and the international community, a ceasefire for the separatist
00:48 Nagorno-Karabakh region has been reached between Armenian and Azerbaijan forces.
00:53 Months after, local officials said scores of people had been killed or wounded.
00:58 Azeri soldiers on Tuesday used heavy artillery fire at so-called Armenian positions in the
01:03 region in what Baku described as an "anti-terrorist operation."
01:08 They initially said they would continue their operation until the separatist government
01:11 of Nagorno-Karabakh dismantled itself and illegal Armenian military formations surrendered.
01:21 The agreement was reached through negotiations with the Russian peacekeeping troops in the
01:24 area.
01:26 According to the Azeri Defense Ministry, the deal contemplates the withdrawal of Armenian
01:30 military units and equipment from Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as disarming the local defense forces.
01:37 Meanwhile, thousands of protesters gathered in Yerevan on Tuesday to demand that authorities
01:42 defend the ethnic Armenians living in the territory.
01:46 Clashes broke out with the police and a total of 34 people, 18 civilians and 16 officers,
01:52 were reported to have been injured as a result.
01:59 Tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been simmering long before this latest violent
02:05 eruption.
02:06 Euronews spoke to two high-level representatives on both sides for their perspectives on the
02:11 causes and consequences of the recent fighting.
02:14 What did Azerbaijan, they left all these commitments and they started military aggression
02:25 against peaceful people of Nagorno-Karabakh, which they claim that they are their own citizens.
02:32 So right now, Azerbaijan bombing and killing their own citizens.
02:37 It was a limited operation, as a result of which, the military infrastructure has been
02:41 neutralized to a greater extent.
02:44 And today, we are glad to say that military operations have been halted from Azerbaijan
02:50 side as well, while getting this message from Karabakh Armenians that they are disarming
02:57 their armed forces on the ground.
03:03 Azerbaijan made its intention very clear that if they disarm or decided to disarm, and Azerbaijan
03:09 is ready to halt this military engagement and to start immediate contacts with the Karabakh
03:16 Armenians that we have on multiple occasions invited to Yevlakh and some other cities of
03:21 Azerbaijan.
03:22 And yesterday, presidential administration of Azerbaijan made a twice statement, once
03:26 again reiterating and our invitation to them to have this kind of context about all elements
03:32 of reintegration.
03:33 Well, we had a very bad experience regarding having ceasefire with Azerbaijan.
03:40 I have no information because we have very bad connections with Nagorno-Karabakh.
03:46 There are different information coming.
03:48 Now this is a new thing.
03:51 Maybe it's not new thing actually, but in this process, I mean, directly attacking villages
03:56 and the peaceful settlements and people, you know, to push them out from the Nagorno-Karabakh.
04:08 During the draft, during the negotiations, we were negotiating rights and security guarantees
04:15 for Nagorno-Karabakh people.
04:17 What do you think?
04:18 Is this still actual topic?
04:20 Nagorno-Karabakh people are already lost their homes.
04:24 They are forced out.
04:26 What do you think?
04:27 Is this provision is actual now?
04:29 I don't know.
04:30 That's why I'm telling you.
04:31 I don't know what will happen.
04:32 We are supporting the peace agenda and we do think that sooner finalizing peace treaty
04:38 between two countries is better for the wider region.
04:41 Azerbaijan also supports the concept of an integrated region of those caucuses.
04:45 And within that process, of course, and above all, the court of Armenia, instead of searching
04:50 and seeking their territorial claims to the neighboring countries, Armenia should also
04:54 seek a good naval relation with neighboring countries.
05:00 World leaders arrive in New York to listen to what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
05:05 has to say.
05:07 It's the first time he has visited the United Nations headquarters since Russia's war begun.
05:12 Facing a fragmented international community, he called to exclude Russia from the ranks
05:17 of the UNSC.
05:19 The Ukrainian peace formula is becoming global.
05:23 Its points offer solutions and steps that will stop all forms of weaponization that
05:28 Russia used against Ukraine and other countries and maybe used by other aggressors.
05:35 For the first time in modern history, we have real chance to end the aggression on the terms
05:43 of the nation which was attacked.
05:47 Zelensky participated in many meetings, in particular with African leaders to discuss
05:52 food security and also with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who questioned how aid money
05:58 was being spent.
05:59 What is the plan for victory?
06:01 I think that's what the American public wants to know.
06:03 Look, what Russia has done in vain is wrong.
06:06 It's an atrocity.
06:07 We want to make sure that ends.
06:08 I also have always said from the beginning, no matter what the issue is, I want accountability
06:13 for whatever the hardworking taxpayers spend their money on, and I want a plan for victory.
06:20 Ukraine demands more weapons and armament for its counter offensive, which so far has
06:25 had limited success, but it also needs other resources to protect civilian population and
06:31 infrastructure from recurring Russian airstrikes.
06:39 Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Paris for a long-awaited state
06:44 visit, postponed from March due to violent protests sweeping France.
06:49 President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte welcomed the royal couple with a formal ceremony
06:54 at the Arc de Triomphe.
06:56 The visit comes amid a recent warming in the Franco-British relationship after years marked
07:01 by Brexit talks and disputes over migrants.
07:08 The French presidential palace said the three-day visit is a sign of the deep historical ties
07:13 that unite the two countries.
07:17 Charles and Macron then held talks at the Elysee Palace.
07:21 They discussed the situation in the Sahel and Ukraine, as well as climate and biodiversity.
07:28 On Thursday, Charles will address the Senate, where he's expected to give part of his speech
07:33 in French.
07:39 Irregular migration was at the top of the agenda during talks held in Syracuse between
07:43 the presidents of Italy and Germany.
07:46 President Sergio Mattarella and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who came to the Sicilian town
07:51 for an awards ceremony, shared their concerns about the issue that is proving difficult
07:55 to solve and that must be dealt with at the European level.
07:59 Despite having clashed over the migration issue in the past few days, Italy and Germany
08:04 have one thing in common.
08:06 That's according to German President Steinmeier, who thinks that Italy and Germany are facing
08:11 more difficulties in taking migrants and he thinks that both are at the limit of their
08:17 capacities.
08:18 This is exactly what President Steinmeier told Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera
08:23 in an interview that was published ahead of his three-day visit to Italy.
08:28 As we know, Germany had suspended the voluntary intake of migrants from Italy, although that
08:35 changed a few days ago with Germany resuming the agreement between the two countries.
08:41 Now Germany has received around 162,000 asylum requests in 2023 alone and it's the EU country
08:50 that has received the highest number of migrants arriving on Italian shores under a voluntary
08:57 agreement.
08:58 Now according to President Steinmeier, the strength of bilateral relations between Italy
09:05 and Germany won't be undermined by the current crisis, but he thinks, and that's what he
09:11 told Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, that the problem lies in the fact that what
09:16 looks like a voluntary agreement should soon turn into a permanent redistribution mechanism
09:25 requiring more EU countries to do their part and share the burden of the crisis.
09:31 Giorgia Orlandi for EURO News in Rome.
09:37 The European Commission is recommending that EU member states extend the authorization
09:42 of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another 10 years.
09:47 The proposal is based on an analysis by the European Food Safety Authority, which did
09:52 not identify critical areas of concern for human or animal health.
09:57 The Commission says that the recommendation is based on solid scientific information.
10:02 "At the same time, we must realise that science never stops, and we must continue to follow
10:14 all scientific developments.
10:16 We have tried to find a balance between the mass of scientific data that supports the
10:26 decision that the Commission has made, and the possibility that new scientific elements
10:31 may appear."
10:32 At the same time, the European Commission still says that the use of glyphosate must
10:36 be accompanied by what it calls risk mitigation measures in the vicinity of sprayed areas.
10:42 The Greens and environmental organisations are already declaring their opposition to
10:46 the announcement.
10:47 "I think it's a catastrophe.
10:49 It's completely irresponsible from the Commission to go that way with this proposal, an extension
10:58 of 10 years.
10:59 I mean, five years ago, we were closed for ban of glyphosate, and that was for very good
11:04 reasons, because we don't need glyphosate for productive farming.
11:11 We don't need glyphosate to control weeds.
11:13 In contrary, glyphosate puts at risk really the long-term food security."
11:21 Glyphosate is an active substance used to control plants.
11:25 It's the most frequently used herbicide both worldwide and in the EU, already in use for
11:30 several decades.
11:33 Member states will now negotiate and vote on the issue, with a decision expected before
11:37 December 15th, when the current EU authorisation expires.
11:41 -END-
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