The Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said on Friday that France can help Armenia in both resolving its security-related issues and the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“France can definitely bring much benefit in many issues and help Armenia,” Grigoryan told reporters in Jermuk. “As you know, the EU civilian mission was deployed to Armenia as a result of the meeting in Prague, where the President of France had an important role. France continues to seek ways for helping Armenia. Also as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group it continues to be engaged in the NK issue. As you know, the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group has arrived to Armenia together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France. At this moment we see great interest from France for a resolution of the situation in Lachin Corridor,” Armen Grigoryan said.
He added that Armenia is carrying out intensive work with its international partners in order for an international fact-finding mission to be sent to Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh. Grigoryan said that this issue is also being discussed with France and Armenia expects to receive support.
Secretary Grigoryan stressed that they offered Foreign Minister of France Catherine Colonna to visit Jermuk in order to have a better understanding of the situation.
“From our discussions I have an impression that the minister has a full understanding of the situation,” Grigoryan said.
Armenia proposes to enhance the capacity of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia, Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan has said.
He said that the number of observers is insufficient for monitoring Armenia’s international borders with Azerbaijan. “We are proposing all our partners to increase both the number of personnel and other capacities, in order for the observers to be able to carry out monitoring more properly,” Grigoryan told reporters in Jermuk.
