French President Emmanuel Macron during a telephone conversation with Acting the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikolai Pashinyan called for the immediate withdrawal of the Azerbaijani military from Armenian territory, according to the Elysee Palace.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – May 14, 2021 – International News
“The President of France reminded that Paris stands for the territorial integrity of Armenia. He stated the need to immediately withdraw the Azerbaijani military from Armenian territory, “the statement reads. It states that Macron discussed with Pashinyan “developments on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”
“France is in favor of resolving the tense situation in the region through the UN Security Council. This would ensure regional stability and security, “said the Elysee Palace.
Emmanuel Macron also posted a message on social networks, in which he stated: “The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have invaded Armenian territory. They must be removed immediately. I appeal to the Armenian people again: France is in solidarity with you and will continue to do so. ”
The situation at the border
As reported on Friday in the Armenian Ministry of Defense for journalists of the Russian federal agency TASS – Azerbaijani Armed Forces are now on Armenian territory in the border Syunik region, during the talks held on Thursday, representatives of the Armenian side demanded the withdrawal of troops.
“During yesterday’s talks, our side strongly demanded the withdrawal of troops, noting that it is not going to give up a single meter of our territory. According to our information, the enemy’s armed forces are still in this area in Syunik, waiting for the decrees of the leadership, ”the department said.
The day before, Armenia announced the movement of Azerbaijani troops on the border. Acting The Prime Minister of the Republic Nikol Pashinyan reacted to the visit of the West of Azerbaijan to the territory of Armenia – calling it a planned provocation.
On Wednesday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said that early in the morning, the Azerbaijani armed forces tried to carry out “certain work” in one of the border areas of Syunik in order to “adjust the border .” According to the agency, after the measures taken by the Armenian units, the Azerbaijani military has suspended these works, negotiations are underway to resolve the situation. In the evening of the same day, Pashinyan convened a meeting of the Security Council of the republic, during which he called the events that took place on the territory of Armenia. According to him, the Azerbaijani armed forces crossed the state border of Armenia, going 3.5 km deep.
After the end of hostilities in the conflict zone around Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020, when seven areas adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh came under Baku’s control, Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan began to run directly near the Syunik region.
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