ArmInfo.The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded to the invitation to Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to France. "Such actions of Paris force Azerbaijan to reconsider relations with France," the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"The visit of Bako Sahakyan, who represents himself as the head of an illegal entity created in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, is another unsuccessful attempt to advertise this puppet regime at the international level," the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan said by the Turan news agency.
In particular, it says: "The creation by France of conditions for the propaganda of the illegal regime created in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan seriously raises the question of its objectivity and impartiality as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and one of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries mediating in the negotiation process on the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "
France's permission to arrange a solemn reception for those directly involved in the occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan and subjected hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis to bloody ethnic cleansing, is a serious blow to the country's reputation in the eyes of the Azerbaijani public. Azerbaijan through diplomatic channels will express its strong protest to the French side over this issue.
"A consistently based approach based on double standards from France forces Azerbaijan to reconsider its relations with France," the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
Recall that the head of the NKR is located in Paris, where he participates in the telephone marathon of the All-Armenian Fund to raise funds for the implementation of infrastructure programs.