France deplores the incidents in Nagorno-Karabakh, in particular the armed incidents and the movement of troops in the areas of Parukh and Khramort, the French Foreign Ministry reported.

It calls for the forces that are said to have moved forward to retreat to their original positions in accordance with the ceasefire declaration of November 9, 2020, the statement said.

The French Foreign Ministry also noted with concern the further disruption of gas supplies to the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and calls for the restoration of a connection for gas supply to the population.

The Minister for European and Foreign Affairs raised this issue during recent meetings with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts and called for the restoration of supplies as soon as possible, while weather conditions remain difficult for the people living there, the statement said.

France is in constant contact with Armenia and Azerbaijan to promote dialogue and progress on the various issues under discussion, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.