ArmInfo.The French government said that the resolution on assistance to Armenia "does not reflect the official position" of the country.
Thus, on November 30, during a briefing to clarify what the government's position is regarding the two resolutions adopted by the Senate and then the National Assembly on Armenia and Azerbaijan, the French Foreign Ministry, in particular, stated that "this text is a parliamentary initiative and does not reflect the official position of the French government, it was adopted independently, in accordance with the principle of separation of powers.
The Foreign Ministry stressed that the position of the French government is known, it is reflected in the minister's statements, particularly in the November 29 statement that, "France continues to encourage the parties to move forward in negotiations to achieve a chance for peace."
"In this context, the President of the Republic facilitated the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Prague, a meeting that, in particular, led to the deployment of the EU monitoring mission on the territory of Armenia," the statement says.
There is a mistake in the text of the French Foreign Ministry, because the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and not the country's president, participated in the Prague meeting.
The resolution was adopted by the French Senate November 15 overwhelming majority, only one legislator abstained from voting. And yesterday, the National Assembly of France unanimously adopted a resolution in which, among other provisions, there is a call for the immediate and unconditional release of all Armenian prisoners of war and their return to their homeland; suggested the government to consider applying individual sanctions in case of continued attacks and occupation by Azerbaijan of the sovereign territory of Armenia; calls on the government to continue mediation efforts to resolve the security issue of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh in accordance with the provisions of the NA Resolution No. 502 of 2020 (the said resolution proposes that the government recognize Nagorno-Karabakh); the government is invited to consider the possibility of strengthening the defense capability of Armenia; there is an appeal to international organizations to take all measures to protect the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, in the territories under the control of Azerbaijan.