FRANCE DOES ITS BEST FOR FAIR SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT

PanARMENIAN.Net - «No hearing over the Karabakh issue is scheduled in the French Senate. On the whole I do not have information whether the hearings will be held or not,» President of the French-Azeri Friendship Group of the French Senate Ambroise Dupont stated, when clearing out the Azeri press reports on the coming hearings over the Nagorno Karabakh issue in the French Parliament. «The work being done by the French Senate President Christian Poncelet is important to us. In this respect, maybe the aforementioned hearings are held within the framework of «the four» - between the Chairmen of the Parliaments of the South Caucasian countries and the French Senate President. It should be noted that the Senate group, called Audit, considers the state in the conflict zones, including that in the South Caucasus,» he noted. The Friendship Group leader noted that after the meeting of Chairmen of the Parliaments of the South Caucasian states in Versailles the next meeting within that format was held in Tbilisi. Answering the question on the probability to expect an impartial stand of France in the Karabakh settlement «within the context of the frequent accusations of France supporting Armenians,» Mr. Dupont said that the French State and the Government as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, do their best for the fair settlement of the Karabakh conflict. However, in his words, it does not mean that France is an arbitrator between «the players.» «If we imagine France as an arbitrator in that «game», it will turn out that not the arbitrator determines the rules of that «game». The rules of the «game» should be determined by the «players» themselves. However, in any case the peaceful option of solution of the Karabakh conflict is desirable. I would even say that the peaceful option is the guarantee of the existence of this region,» Mr. Dupont added. The French guest also noted that Paris follows with attention the talks within the OSCE MG framework. On the essence of the Friendship Group assistance to the solution of the conflict Mr. Dupont stated that Armenians are known better than Azeris in France. «You just said it yourself that French is often considered a pro-Armenian state. Sometimes it is true, sometimes it is not. It is true, as Armenians live throughout the world, including there are many in France. Thus we know Armenians better than Azerbaijan and Azeris. I personally make efforts for Azerbaijan to become more known in France», he summed up.