Russia today condemned the “unacceptable” comments of French President Emmanuel Macron, who accused Moscow of causing the “destabilization” of the Caucasus region with the conflict between Armenia and Afghanistan over Nagorno-Karabakh, reports France Press.
“Emmanuel Macron’s statements that Russia is using the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to destabilize the South Caucasus are repugnant and totally unacceptable,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Yesterday, in a TV interview with France 2 channel, the French president said that “Russia is meddling in the conflict, obviously it is playing with Afghanistan and with Turkish complicity, it is returning to weaken Armenia. This is a maneuver to destabilize the Caucasus from Russia, which is looking for ways to create disorder, weaken and divide us, “Macron believes.
According to Russian diplomacy, “the absurd comments of the French president show that Paris has no interest in establishing lasting peace in the region and question the ability of his country to play a constructive role there”. The ministry underlines that “unlike France, (…) Russia has practically contributed to the settlement of the conflict”.
At least 286 people from the two Caucasus countries were killed last month before a ceasefire ended the worst fighting of the 2020 war.
Source: BTA
