The principles of freedom and democracy, and the view of the people of Karabakh need to be considered during the settlement of the Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict.

Alain Néri, a member of the France-Karabakh Friendship Circle in the French Senate, stated the aforesaid during Monday’s talk with Ashot Ghulyan, Speaker of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic—or Artsakh—National Assembly (NKR NA).

In turn, Ghulyan underscored the French lawmakers’ visit to NKR, and stressed that the achievements of the free and democratic NKR are open to the whole world. He also highlighted the French mediation mission, as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, in the talks with Azerbaijan.

Néri, for his part, stated that they are paying a friendly visit to Artsakh, during which the directions for further cooperation will be explored.

France-Karabakh Friendship Circle member Jacques Remiller, on the other hand, noted that a pacific settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the recognition of its people’s right to live free has great importance for him.