Macron called Azerbaijan’s President

Baku, The Gulf Observer: On August 4, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, called the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

During the telephone conversation, Emmanuel Macron expressed his concern over the tensions that have arisen in the region in recent days and noted the importance of continuing the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and implementing the provisions of the tripartite Declaration dated November 10, 2020. He said that France is ready to support the continuation of the dialogue between the two countries.

President Ilham Aliyev stressed that another military provocation was committed by Armenia and that our serviceman was killed as a result of this provocation in the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian peacekeeping forces were temporarily stationed. The head of our state said that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan prevented this provocation, took necessary countermeasures and said that the entire responsibility for the tension that occurred rests with Armenia.

President Ilham Aliyev noted that the Armenian armed forces and elements of illegal Armenian military units, which continue to exist in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, must be removed from our territory. However, this has not yet been provided by Armenia. This, in turn, is a violation of the provisions of the November 10, 2020 Statement by the official Yerevan and Armenia’s failure to fulfill its obligations.

The head of state emphasized that as a result of the agreement reached with the Ministry of Defense of Russia in accordance with the provisions of the tripartite statement, the route of the new alternative road to the Lachin corridor was determined and the construction of this road by Azerbaijan is about to be completed. As soon as these works are completed, according to the tripartite statement dated November 10, 2020, it is planned to deploy Russian peacekeeping forces to that road.