France welcomes the recent direct phone contact between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, their decision to set up a bilateral commission on border issues and to launch negotiations on a peace treaty between the two countries.

"France will continue to fully support this process," the statement from the French Foreign Ministry says.

Next week, French ambassador to the European Union for Eastern Partnership, Brice Roquefeuil will travel to Baku to continue monitoring these talks during his visit to Yerevan from 11-14 April.