Azerbaijan Says French Resolution Hurts Normalisation Process With Armenia

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that a new French resolution is undermining the normalisation process between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement; "The false and slanderous anti-Azerbaijan resolution adopted in the lower chamber (National Assembly) of the French Parliament on November 30, 2022, is another provocation by France against Azerbaijan, similar to the recent resolution adopted in the Senate.”

The statement says the resolution "aims to undermine the process of normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as efforts to establish peace and stability in the region."

It added; "This resolution, contrary to the norms and principles of international law, once again clearly demonstrates France's biased political position, and its inability to act as an impartial and fair mediator.”

It also accused France of "biased intentions," criticizing it for not working to resolve the conflict instead.

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the country’s military positions in the Shusha and Aghdam districts of the Karabakh region were attacked by members of an "Armenian armed detachment."

The attack was carried out from the areas where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, according to the ministry.