YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France has responded to the statement of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who said that French President Emmanuel Macron with his statements has erased Paris’s history of having a friendly and balanced attitude toward Baku.

“These comments in no way change France’s full commitment to making progress toward peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is thanks to the French president that the fourth quadripartite meeting with Charles Michel, President Aliyev, and Prime Minister Pashinyan was able to take place on October 6 on the sidelines of the European Political Community’s first summit. This meeting brought us closer to this objective, as reflected in the statement adopted on that occasion. Furthermore, France fully supports the process that is under way with the EU to negotiate a peace treaty between the two countries”, the French Foreign Ministry said.