BAKU’S PROTEST AGAINST FRENCH PARLIAMENTARIAN’S VISIT TO NAGORNO KARABAKH SENT TO PARIS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
12.06.2009 20:55 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ French and Azerbaijani foreign ministries’ officials
held consultations in Paris.
The department chief of Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry Rahman Mustafayev
attended the talks from Azerbaijani side and held meetings in Paris
to express protest against the French parliamentarian Francois
Rochbloine’s visit to Nagorno Karabakh Republic and his statements
against the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
As spokesman for the foreign ministry of Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov
told APA, Mustafayev met with the chief of the Continental Europe
Office of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France
Roland Galharague and expressed resolute protest of Azerbaijan against
this visit. Galharague assured the Azerbaijani side that this visit
didn’t reflect the position of France. "Galharague stated that France
has univocal position and recognizes the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan".
The Azerbaijani diplomat met with the Assistant Minister of Foreign
and European Affairs of France Isabelle Dumont, who also said that her
country recognized the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Baku’s
protest against French parliamentarian’s visit to Nagorno Karabakh
was sent to Paris.