Press Service of Foreign Ministry told APA that Azerbaijani delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov, French delegation by Director of the Continental Europe Department at the French Foreign Ministry Eric Fournier.
The sides expressed satisfaction with high level relations between Azerbaijan and France.
Reminding the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva to his country, French official noted that the visits contributed positively to the relations between the two countries.
Deputy Minister Khalaf Khalafov highly estimated the visit of French delegation to Azerbaijan.
Speaking of successful reforms and stability in Azerbaijan, Khalaf Khalafov considered Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict as a threat and danger to the country and the whole region.
Noting that our country supports peaceful settlement of the conflict, Deputy Minister stressed that negotiations lasting for 20 years have not yielded any results. Deputy Minister noted that Armenia demonstrates non-constructive position and brought to the attention of the opposite side that it only damages the negotiation process. It was noted that Armenia ignores the international law, resolutions and decisions adopted by international organizations on the settlement of the conflict and underlined that more pressure must be exerted on this country so that it demonstrates constructive position. Khalaf Khalafov underlined that the negotiations must not be held for the sake of negotiations and noted that the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group must be directed towards the release of the occupied territories. Deputy Minister underlined the necessity of taking serious steps.
The sides exchanged views on other regional issues and underlined the importance of increasing the mutual visits.
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