ArmInfo. The diplomatic scandal between Turkey and France is gaining a new turn.
Thus, the Secretary of State for European Affairs at the French Foreign Ministry, Clement Bon, in an interview with Radio GI, said that Turkey and a number of other countries should refrain from policies that contribute to the aggravation of the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"France seeks to achieve an end to hostilities and achieve reconciliation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Together with Russia and the United States, she is the co-chair of the Minsk Group, which managed to achieve a suspension of hostilities. Now it is necessary to ensure that negotiations between the parties begin, as well as that some influential countries, in particular Turkey, stop adding fuel to the fire of the Karabakh conflict, as it is currently happening, "the Foreign Ministry spokesman said, TASS reports. The announcement came amid the outbreak of a scandal between Ankara and Paris, after Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan advised his French counterpart Macron to "undergo a psychological examination." This statement by Erdogan led to the fact that Paris recalled the French ambassador from Ankara for consultations, and the EU called on the Turkish president to "stop unwinding the dangerous spiral of confrontation." However, this did not stop Erdogan and he reiterated today that it would be good for French President Emmanuel Macron to undergo a psychiatric examination. According to the Turkish leader, "Macron is obsessed day and night with thoughts of Erdogan, so he really needs to undergo a psychiatric examination." It is also worth noting that against this background, French MP Valerie Boyer demanded drastic measures in connection with repeated insults to President Emmanuel Macron by Turkish leader Recep Erdogan. In particular, she proposes to recall the ambassador, exclude Turkey from NATO, suspend negotiations on accession to the EU and introduce economic sanctions against Ankara.