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YEREVAN, APRIL 28, ARMENPRESS. The Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said on Friday that France can help Armenia in both resolving its security-related issues and the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
“France can definitely bring much benefit in many issues and help Armenia,” Grigoryan told reporters in Jermuk. “As you know, the EU civilian mission was deployed to Armenia as a result of the meeting in Prague, where the President of France had an important role. France continues to seek ways for helping Armenia. Also as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group it continues to be engaged in the NK issue. As you know, the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has arrived to Armenia together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France. At this moment we see great interest from France for a resolution of the situation in Lachin Corridor,” Armen Grigoryan said.
He added that Armenia is carrying out intensive work with its international partners in order for an international fact-finding mission to be sent to Lachin Corridor and Nagorno Karabakh. Grigoryan said that this issue is also being discussed with France and Armenia expects to receive support.
Secretary Grigoryan stressed that they offered Foreign Minister of France Catherine Colonna to visit Jermuk in order to have a better understanding of the situation.
“From our discussions I have an impression that the minister has a full understanding of the situation,” Grigoryan said.
Asked by ARMENPRESS about the current phase in conveying peace treaty proposals between Armenia and Azerbaijan given Baku’s statement claiming that Armenia hasn’t conveyed its proposals for more than 40 days, Grigoryan said: “Negotiations are expected soon, discussions are underway. Azerbaijan was also late in the past when we had conveyed our proposals. That’s very normal. We didn’t convey for one reason, because negotiations were planned, that’s the reason. I think Azerbaijan is simply engaged in a policy of deviating the attention of the international community from other important issues.”
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