Friday, September 13 2019 16:41

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani  Foreign Ministry condemned the visit of a group of French  parliamentarians to Nagorno-Karabakh.

According to Turan, in this regard, the Charge d'Affaires ai of  France in Azerbaijan was called to the Foreign Ministry of the  country, and a note of protest was addressed to the French side.   According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  the note draws particular attention to the fact that the  implementation of such illegal trips seriously undermines the efforts  of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, including France, aimed at  resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through negotiations. 

In addition, it is detrimental to the authority of France as an  intermediary in this process. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called  on the French government "to take decisive measures to stop the  illegal visits of the parliamentarians of this country to the  "occupied territories of Azerbaijan"," and thereby confirm the  consistency of its impartial approach as a mediator in the  settlement. At the same time, the statement emphasizes that the visit  was carried out by "biased and influenced by the Armenian lobby of  France" MPs, including Guy Teissier, whose name, due to his previous  illegal visits, is already on the list of people who are undesirable  for entering Azerbaijan.

]The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan informed that Valerie Boyer,  Jean-Pierre Cubertafon, Mohamad Laqhila, Daniele Cazarian, Guillaume  Kasbarian and Senator Pierre Ouzoulias will also be included in the  list.

To recall, the French parliament arrived in Artsakh on September 10,  as part of the visit, a meeting was held with the top leadership of  the NKR, as well as a meeting of the France-Artsakh friendship  Circle.