France, as a co-chair of the Minsk Group condemns the use of force in Nagorno-Karabakh and calls on all parties to the greatest restraint, reads the statement issued by French foreign ministry.

“We have noted with concern the recent incidents occurred on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted loss of human lives. Only the negotiations will lead to a political solution balanced and negotiated settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh.

There can be no military solution to this conflict.  France, with its partners the U.S. and Russia also co-chairs of the Minsk Group reaffirms its strongest determination to support the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to the principles outlined by the presidents Sarkozy, Obama and Medvedev in Muskoka in 2010 and L’Aquila in 2009,to help achieve a balanced political solution and negotiated to the Nagorno-Karabakh on the basis of the principles and norms of international law, the UN Charter, and an appropriate combination of the principles of the Helsinki Final Act non-use of force or its threat, territorial integrity and equal rights of peoples and self-determination,” the statement says.