Macron: France is ready to play role in Nagorno-Karabakh solution

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the country is ready to help build a lasting and balanced solution for all sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Iran PressEurope: In a statement on Thursday, Macron’s office said: “The President expressed his satisfaction with the end of the fighting, recalled his friendship for Armenia and its people as well as his readiness to build a fair, lasting and acceptable political solution for all parties in Nagorno-Karabakh.”

Macron’s office said he had sought to reassure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Macron had also convened a meeting of aid agencies and key members of the diaspora to assess Armenia’s humanitarian needs.

France and the United States are expected to send diplomats to Moscow soon to discuss the conflict.

Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27th with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9th, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10.

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