Philippe de Villiers: Baku should understand that Karabakh Armenians have right to live and develop in their native land

PanARMENIAN.Net - France holds presidency in the EU and our task is to press for recognition of the Armenian Genocide and put an end to Genocide denial in state structures head of Movement for France (MPF) Philippe de Villiers told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



"It's essential to stop Armenia's isolation and open its border with Turkey," he said.



Another important trend in Mr. de Villiers' policy is support of Nagorno Karabakh's independence. "We should make Azerbaijan understand that Karabakh Armenians have the right to live and develop in their native land," he said, adding that the French Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has a similar stand on the issue.



The people of Nagorno Karabakh should be guaranteed a secure life, Berdand Fassier said in Yerevan yesterday. "Presently, security [still jeopardized by Baku] is guaranteed by the Armenian armed forces and the defense army of Nagorno Karabakh," he said.