Emmanuel Macron:  I say openly to Armenia and Armenians: France  will play its role 

ArmInfo. "France has been  in contact with partners from the first hours of the aggravation of  the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh at the level of foreign ministers  and at my level," said French President Emmanuel Macron, who is on a  visit to Latvia.  According to the head of the French state, quoted  by TASS, an international competent group of mediators - the Minsk  Group, which includes France, Russia and the United States - deals  with this topic. 

"Tonight I plan to contact President Putin and, I think, tomorrow -  with President Trump on this topic in order to conduct exchanges and  propose ways out of this situation," he said.  Macron especially  noted that regional crises, including the conflict in  Nagorno-Karabakh, "cannot be resolved without Russia." The French  President also said that, "the ministers of the Minsk Group will also  speak out on Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday evening." "And on  Thursday, I will report on these demarches at the EU Summit, and we  will exchange information there," the President said.  

He stressed that, "he remains extremely cautious in his assessments,  but it is clear that this is an acute conflict." "I am extremely wary  of the assessments and information that have emerged in connection  with this conflict in recent days. At the current stage, we do not  have clear elements that would indicate the regionalization of the  conflict and which side took the main action," he noted.  Macron also  stated that France considers the "bellicose statements" coming from  Turkey, pushing Azerbaijan to develop a military operation in  Nagorno-Karabakh, unacceptable and dangerous. 

"I have noted Turkey's political statements that are thoughtless and  dangerous," Macron said. "France is extremely concerned about the  bellicose statements that came from Turkey in recent hours, which  pushed Azerbaijan to" recapture "Nagorno-Karabakh. We do not accept  this. I say openly to Armenia and Armenians: France will play its  role, we will be vigilant and will monitor the observance of  sovereignty and will not tolerate any statements in favor of  escalation, "the French leader concluded.