17:12 - 14.10.2022

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October 14, Fineko/abc.az. France has nothing to do with relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. France, as a co-chair of the Minsk Group, yes, it had a mandate for a mediation mission, but since the Karabakh conflict has been resolved, there is no need for the services of the Minsk Group.

ABC.AZ reports that President Ilham Aliyev made the relevant statement when delivering speech at the Astana meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State.

The head of state noted that Azerbaijan, having shown good will, allowed the French President to take part in this meeting:

"Despite the goodwill shown by Azerbaijan, just a week after the meeting in Prague, the French president made insulting, unacceptable, false and provocative statements. They are in print, everyone can see them. In these statements, he accused Azerbaijan of committing a terrible war, thereby manipulating the facts, trying to mislead the French and world public.

Azerbaijan waged war on its internationally recognized territory. Karabakh is recognized by the whole world as a part of Azerbaijan. We used the right to self-defense and restored our territorial integrity by force."