Monday, October 23 2023 21:21

ArmInfo.The French Foreign Ministry is extremely vigilant to potential threats to the territorial integrity of Armenia. 

As Figaro reports, the French Foreign Ministry commented in response  to the AFP news agency's request regarding the Azerbaijani-Turkish  military exercises.

According to the Ministry, these maneuvers are being organized, in  particular, in the Azerbaijani enclave of Nakhichevan, bordering  Armenia and Iran, as well as in "liberated territories", the location  of which is not specified and which may refer to Nagorno-Karabakh or  adjacent Azerbaijani regions.  "As the Minister of Europe and Foreign  Affairs Catherine Colonna has repeatedly indicated France will be  extremely vigilant against any attempt to endanger Armenia's  sovereignty and territorial integrity," the French Foreign Ministry's  commented.

Today the Azerbaijani-Turkish joint Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 2023  tactical exercises began in Azerbaijan.  As the Ministry of Defense  of Azerbaijan said in a statement, the exercises conducted in Baku,  Nakhijevan and the "liberated territories" involved up to 3,000  personnel of various types of troops of both countries, 130 units of  armored vehicles, up to 100 artillery pieces, more than 20 aviation  and flying equipment, and engineering equipment.  During the  exercises, using modern combat methods, tasks are carried out to use  artillery, aviation and other types of troops, organize the  construction of pontoon bridges across rivers and land landings deep  into the imaginary enemy.  The Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 2023 exercise  focuses on ensuring combat coherence in the interaction of troops,  improving command and control, exchanging experience and increasing  the professionalism of personnel, the Azerbaijani military department  said in a statement. The exercise will end on October 25.