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305 senators supported the Karabakh recognition resolution (Photo: REUTERS / Aziz Karimov)
The French Senate adopted a resolution on the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh. It was supported by 305 senators, one against. Write about this Le Figaro.
The resolution is consultative in nature and asks the French government to recognize the self-proclaimed republic.
The text of the document also mentions the intention to condemn «Azerbaijani military aggression, carried out with the support of the Turkish authorities and foreign mercenaries ”, and calling on Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from the territories captured as a result of the recent hostilities.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called this decision a historic decision.
The French Foreign Ministry reacted to the Senate’s decision, stating that «unilateral recognition will not benefit Armenia, the population of the region, or France itself. “
Aznrbayjan’s aide to the president Hikmet Hajiyev told RIA Novosti that the resolution for Yerevan «nothing more than an ordinary sheet of paper. “
Ukraine considers Nagorno-Karabakh to be the occupied territory of Azerbaijan.
The six-week war between the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh started on September 27 and ended on November 10, 2020 with the signing of a peace treaty on the terms of Baku.
In the framework of the peace agreement, Armenia agreed to transfer three regions under the control of Azerbaijan. Under the terms of the agreement, the Armenian army must voluntarily leave these areas, and the Russian and Turkish army will oversee the truce in the region.
During the offensive, the Azerbaijani army managed to take control of several settlements, including Shusha, one of the key cities in the region.
Armenia said that at least 2,317 Armenian military personnel were killed. Baku does not disclose data on the victims.
