Liberation by Azerbaijan eight Armenian soldiers and their dispatch in Yerevan on the aircraft of the French government is a good news in the context of today’s intense security situation in Europe. This is stated in the France Embassy in Azerbaijan posted on the official website.
“This exemption is the result of dialogue, diplomacy and efforts to reduce tensions initiated by President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with the support of French President Emmanuel Macgron and Chairman of the Council of the European Union of Michel.
France highly appreciates this gesture of Azerbaijan. This liberation was necessary because the transition from the war to the post-conflict period and from post-conflict period to peace negotiations will require a solid political will and actions to reduce tensions on the border, delimitation and demarcation of the latter, opening lines of communication between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The transition to a peace process initiates other moves in the humanitarian area. … It is necessary to restore confidence among the population after decades of conflict and facilitate the suffering of families, in particular, to provide the detainee the opportunity to reunite with their loved ones, identify the remains of missing, to assist the victims of mines and ensure the cleaning of territories from min.
For this reason, France in 2022, as last year, will continue to work with the parties, and in particular, with Azerbaijan, to promote in identifying missing through the International Committee of the Red Cross. For this reason, France invited Azerbaijani to demining cooperation in the field of demining and assistance to the victims from min.
European Union … is also ready to support Azerbaijan and Armenia … “, – the statement said.