Media Review for November 18

The situation with COVID-19, the reasons for the current attitude of France towards Azerbaijan, the likelihood of a new war in Karabakh, and the current situation of the Minsk Group are topics of today's media.

The Azerbaijan newspaper writes that the main factor in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is civil responsibility. The number of infected worldwide has exceeded 55 million, of which 1,331,751 have died.

Serious work is underway to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. As for Azerbaijan, the number of infected people has been growing daily since the beginning of October, and the sanitary-epidemiological situation is not encouraging. The author insists on strict observance of the rules established by the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers.

The website Müsavat.com discusses the pro-Armenian statements of Macron and the anti-Azerbaijani position of France. The Armenian side accepted the defeat, but France cannot digest this defeat. Thus, the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, announced that she recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh.

It turns out that the anti-Azerbaijani position of the mayor of Paris is the victory of Azerbaijan and the defeat of Armenia.

Another factor may be Turkey's active position.

Today, relations between Azerbaijan and France have deteriorated significantly.

The website Redaktor.az discusses the possibility of a resumption of the war in Karabakh. According to a statement signed on November 10, refugees and internally displaced persons are returning to their native places.

Whether Armenians like it or not, they will live according to Azerbaijani laws and coexist with Azerbaijanis. If they do not agree, then they will not be able to live in Karabakh.

However, the Armenian side declares that it is impossible to live together. If the agreements are not fulfilled, the agreement will lose its force, which means the war may resume.

The website Mətbuat.az discusses the activities of the Minsk Group, which for 26 years of its existence was unable to achieve a settlement of the conflict.

During the 44-day war, Russia and Turkey were active, while the United States and France were completely left out. Turkey's activity has become a cause of concern in the West. The fact that Moscow has chosen to cooperate with Turkey rather than with them indicates the effectiveness of such cooperation. The United States and France are concerned about Turkey's activity in the South Caucasus, and they wish to return to the region where there are already two main players - Russia and Turkey. –0 ----