FRENCH EMBASSY IN AZERBAIJAN: ‘FRANCE PREFERS NEUTRALITY IN RELATIONSHIP WITH AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA’

ArmInfo
2010-02-17 13:25:00

ArmInfo. The embassy of France in Azerbaijan issued a statement on
military cooperation agreement signed between France and Armenia,
the embassy told APA.

"On February 10, 2010, defense ministers of France and Armenia signed
a technical agreement on cooperation in the field of defense in Paris.

The text of the agreement, which has common content, covers the issues
of administrative cooperation between the defense ministries. The
agreement is about the defense and security agreements, as well as
organizing of armed forces (democratic control over the armed forces,
organizing command, administration and staff management, military and
language education, public relations, lawmaking, military history,
military court, military healthcare). The agreement specifically showed
that it has no classified exchange of information and materials. The
agreement aims to specify content of the consultations between the
defense ministries of both countries. France prefers neutrality in
its relationship with Azerbaijan and Armenia in accordance with its
position of co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group on the settlement of
Nagorno Karabakh conflict and this agreement doesn’t overshadow the
neutrality. Just in the essence of this neutrality, France offers to
Azerbaijan to sign similar agreement. The government of Azerbaijan
has not responded the France’s offer still", said the statement.