Baku, Azerbaijan, June 13
By Jamila Aliyeva - Trend:
French senators Nathalie Goulet and Andre Reichardt have appealed to the country's Foreign Ministry asking to hold talks with the leadership of the French provinces where agreements were signed during the visit of the head of the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh, Andre Reichardt, head of France-South Caucasus Friendship Group said.
He made the remarks during the press conference in Baku June 13.
"France condemns the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories and considers this fact unacceptable," he said adding that this issue is not fully covered by French media.
Another aspect is that this idea was supposed to be conveyed to the French public, according to Reichardt.
Azerbaijan sent a protest note to France May 20 over the visit of the head of the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh to France.
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov summoned French ambassador to Azerbaijan Pascal Monnier to the ministry, where he was handed the note.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.