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  • Updated: November 25, 2022

Azerbaijan Cancels Peace Talk With Armenia Over Macron Involvement

Azerbaijan Cancels Peace Talk With Armenia Over Macron Invol

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Friday called off a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian that was supposed to take place on December 7 in Brussels.

The cancellation was reported to have occurred after the Armenian leader demanded that French President Emmanuel Macron mediate the discussion.

Aliyev said; "Pashinian has agreed to the meeting only on condition that the President of France Macron takes part, that means the meeting will not take place."

Aliyev said Macron has adopted an "anti-Azerbaijan position" and was "insulting" Baku. He added; "So, he should not act as a go-between."

Aliyev also accused his Armenian counterpart of trying to undercut the next stage of talks by insisting that France must be a broker.

He said; "It is clear that under these circumstances, with this attitude, France cannot be part of the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia.”

Following Aliyev's statements, Armenia's Foreign Ministry said it wanted to maintain the "Prague format" of discussions, which involved Macron and European Council head Charles Michel.

Armenia also said Azerbaijan had not yet responded to its latest proposals for a peace agreement, which it presented at a meeting between their foreign ministers in Washington at the start of November.

Fighting between both countries occurred in September, in which at least 286 people were killed on both sides before a U.S.-brokered truce ended the war.

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