ArmInfo.Charge d'Affaires of France in Azerbaijan was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TASS reported referring to Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A protest note was presented to the French diplomat.
On December 22, 2021, the French presidential nominee Valerie Pecresse visited Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh. She held a meeting with the Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan and Artsakh FM David Babayan.