POLITICS
AZERI FM DISCUSSES NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT WITH FRENCH MPs
Baku, April 1 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has today met MPs of the French National Assembly Christian Bataille and Roland Blum to discuss the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Mammadyarov stressed Armenia “vastly” violated international legal norms and principles by occupying Azerbaijani lands.
“We need a method of stage-by-stage settlement here. To solve the conflict, Armenia must, first and foremost, withdraw its forces from Azerbaijan`s territories.”
The Azeri minister stressed the importance of “creating normal living conditions in this area and open communication so that refugees can return to their homelands.”
“Only after these regulatory conditions are ensured we can speak of peace and safety in the region.”
The French MPs expressed hope for soonest resolution of the dispute, stressing the importance of in