ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
July 13, 2017 Thursday


France stands for exceptional settlement of Karabakh conflict through
negotiations and regular dialogue of sides at high level

Yerevan July 13

Angela Stepanyan. France stands for an exceptional settlement of
Karabakh conflict through negotiations and regular dialogue of the
parties at the highest level, French Ambassador to Armenia
Jean-Francois Charpentier told journalists in Yerevan.

"We stand for the regular negotiations on the settlement of the
conflict, direct and, as far as possible, regular dialogue between the
two presidents, in this regard, we welcome the recent meeting of
Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we are convinced that
there is no military solution. It can and should be settled only
through negotiations",the diplomat noted.

In this regard, Charpentier called not limit with meetings at the
level of Foreign Ministers, ensuring meeting at the level of the
presidents of the two countries. According to him, the previous
meeting of foreign ministers may prove to be a fruitful help.

In Brussels late in the evening of July 11, a meeting of Foreign
Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, initiated by co-chairs of OSCE
Minsk Group, took place. The meeting continued discussions on the
creation of appropriate conditions for the advancement of the
negotiation process on the Karabakh settlement.

Edward Nalbandian emphasized the need to stabilize the situation at
the contact line of troops, the implementation of Vienna and St.
Petersburg agreements. The intermediaries asked the ministers to
convey to the presidents the proposal to organize a summit this year.
It was agreed to hold the next meeting of the Foreign Ministers in
September at the fields of UN General Assembly in New York.