ArmInfo. France supports the continuation of negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. According to the Azerbaijani media, the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, Zachary Gross, said on the tension on the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border.
"I hope that in 2020 there will be no tension between the parties, and negotiations will be successfully continued. We will always support negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," the diplomat said.
It should be noted that since the beginning of March, an escalation of the situation has been observed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. As a result of the shootings, the Armenian side reported the death of one and the wounding of a second soldier. The Azerbaijani side reported the death of two border guards. The latest violation of the ceasefire was recorded the day before in the Nakhijevan direction. An Armenian contractor died from a shot by an Azerbaijani sniper.