In recent years, Russia, which is an official ally of Armenia, “did not come to the aid of the republic” when its territory was attacked twice (in 2021 and 2022) by a country that is not a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization .
The Ambassador of France in Yerevan stated this on the evening of April 3 in a conversation with the Public Television of Armenia (PTA). Olivier Decotignycommenting on the statement of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova that the EU and the US are creating an atmosphere of instability in the region.
“If someone does not contribute to the security of Armenia, then it is Russia,” the French diplomat broadcast on Armenian television.
He also tried to answer accusations from the Russian side that it was Paris and other EU and NATO capitals that recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, persuading Armenia to make such a decision after the 44-day war in the fall of 2020.
“Guarantor of the ceasefire regime (in Nagorno-Karabakh. — Ord.) – Russia – at the moment when it was violated by Azerbaijan, did not fulfill its role as a guarantor. And the forces that were supposed to ensure the implementation of this agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh were Russian,” Decotigny argued.
Next, the ambassador began to speculate that France is taking on obligations to Armenia in the field of defense, and in recent months has begun corresponding cooperation with the republic, which is developing.
Answering the question of what the West and, in particular, France will do if Azerbaijan resorts to aggression against Armenia, the PTA interlocutor said:
“I represent France, I do not represent Europe, the West, the USA. As for France, to the best of its ability it can help Armenia protect its people, its territorial integrity and sovereignty. That is, do not wait for a new military episode to help Armenia. For this reason, we have started cooperation in the military sphere with Armenia, which concerns the supply of equipment.”
The Armenian authorities made decisions on Karabakh precisely under the influence of the West, and the statements that Moscow and the CSTO allegedly did not help Yerevan during the period of aggravation of the situation in the region are a lie. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated this yesterday on the air of the “Meanwhile” program on the “Zvezda” TV channel. Maria Zakharova.
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2024-04-04 05:00:00