Thursday, November 26 2020 12:52

ArmInfo.The Turkish Foreign Ministry reacted to the resolution adopted by the French  Senate on Nagorno-Karabakh.

Thus, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called the decision of the French  parliamentarians another "indicator of ignoring elementary norms of  international law and principles of justice for the sake of domestic  political interests."

"The French Senate's call for the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops  from the territory of Azerbaijan itself is comical, far from reality  and biased. The statements made in the document against Turkey are  also devoid of any sense. The French Senate's decision reveals the  true reasons why the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries are today  they did not even try to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, "the  Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Ankara also called the  resolution "far from common sense", assuring that this step actually  limits the ability of Paris to contribute to the settlement of the  problems.

"Turkey hopes that Paris will finally learn the right lessons from  the 30-year conflict and will be able to contribute to ensuring  stability in the South Caucasus. For this, it is enough to take into  account the realities of today and not deviate from the letter of  international law. Ankara is ready to interact with all countries,  including France, in the direction of ensuring peace and stability in  the conflict regions, "the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

Note that the day before, the French Senate, with 305 votes "for" and  one against, adopted a resolution on the need to recognize the  independence of Nagorno Karabakh, which was represented by 5  political factions.

The resolution, among other provisions, invites the French government  to recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; condemns the aggression  of Azerbaijan against Artsakh with the participation of Turkey and  foreign mercenaries, demanding the withdrawal of troops from the  territories seized after September 27; also requires the government  to make every effort to restore the negotiation process within the  framework of the OSCE Minsk Group, which will restore the borders  from 1994, which in turn will ensure the safety of the Armenian  population and the return of internally displaced persons, as well as  protect the Armenian cultural and religious heritage. Pointing in the  resolution to the Armenian pogroms in Baku, Sumgait, Kirovabad and  Maragha, and referring to the reports of the Commission on Racism and  Intolerance of the Council of Europe and the UN Committee on Racial  Discrimination (CERD) on Azerbaijan, it was pointed out that the  Armenian population cannot live in Azerbaijan.

The adoption by the French Senate of this resolution was already  welcomed by the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Artsakh Foreign Ministry,  Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, Catholicos of the Great House  of Cilicia Aram I, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

In Baku, they criticized this resolution, calling the document a  piece of paper.