Macron is worried about possible military attack by Azerbaijan against Armenia
France is highly vigilant in issues concerning Armenia’s territorial integrity and stands by the Armenian people, French President Emmanuel Macron has said, 1lurer reports.
In an interview for BFM channel, the French President spoke about the September 19-20 large-scale Azeri attack in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“In the past days we witnessed unacceptable crimes and hostilities taking place in Karabakh,” he said, adding that France will continue to mobilize around humanitarian issues in order to provide humanitarian aid to the population of Nagorno-Karabakh.
“We are providing political support, in order for it to be possible to reach lasting peace through negotiations,” President Macron said.
He warned that Armenia’s territorial integrity is now in danger.
“Today, France is highly vigilant in the issue of Armenia’s territorial integrity, because this is what’s threatened. We now have Russia, who is complicit with Azerbaijan, there’s Turkey, who has always supported its [Azerbaijan’s] actions,” Macron warned, adding that France stands by the Armenian people and international law.
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