Azerbaijan finds no France' role in the Karabakh settlement

Baku/02.06.21/Turan: Baku finds no role of Paris as ceasefire mediator n Karabakh. This process is based on the trilateral statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia. Note that Russian peacekeepers temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan are carrying out a mission to ensure a ceasefire regime, according to Leyla Abdullayeva, head of the press service of the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry due to statements of French President Emmanuel Macron made on June 1 in Paris.

There are no Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan; however, as members of the sabotage group that arrived in  Azerbaijan after the signing of the trilateral declaration and committed a terrorist act, as well as members of the sabotage group who mined roads in Kalbajar, they are not prisoners of war, she said.

When it comes to a direct dialogue between the parties, it is already underway at the level of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia. At the same time, France plays no role in the process.

"It is no secret that France takes a special liking to Armenia but as a co-chair of the Minsk Group, this country should remain neutral. We expect that in accordance with its mandate of the co-chairman, France will show a neutral and impartial position on the issu," the commentary says. -02D-