Elchin Amirbayov comments on France’s position towards peace process in South Caucasus
Washington, July 31, AZERTAC
“Azerbaijan did itself what the whole international community failed to do, including through the institute of mediation of OSCE Minsk Group for 28 years,” said Elchin Amirbayov, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on special assignments, during a debate at the Hudson Institute.
“France is no way involved at least visibly in the peace process today. Not only because of what is happening in bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and France, but also because it was the deliberate decision of both countries to continue and to finalize a peace process within the direct bilateral format,” Amirbayov noted.
“You just have to look at the long list of those steps, which were considered hostile by Azerbaijan, ever since the conflict started. The positions, which were expressed publicly both at the level of executive power and also in the two chambers of their parliament, not to speak about the municipalities and other kinds of segments of their public. So, this position is warranted. Because it is not based on the respect of international law. What Azerbaijan did during 44 days back in 2020 was to restore justice. Azerbaijan, through this 44-day successful military operation, which was a reaction to the Armenian provocation, restored its territorial integrity. So, basically what the whole international community failed to do, including through the institute of mediation of OSCE Minsk Group for 28 years, Azerbaijan did it itself. So, to hold this biased position against not only Azerbaijan, but also against international law is not something understandable. That is the core reason of the deterioration of relations.
I hope that this position, which is hostile towards Azerbaijan, will be ended and that France, like the rest of the international community, will basically accept the new realities in the region, and it will also finally accept the new status quo,” he added.
Malahat Najafova
Special correspondent
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