YEREVAN. – France’s position on Karabakh settlement remains the same, Ambassador Jonathan Lacôte said in a comment to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Asked to comment on the recent statement by outgoing U.S. ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, the French diplomat said: “The position of France remains the same. We are saddened by the deaths and we hope for the negotiated settlement within the OSCE Minsk Group”.

Earlier Mills, who is representing one of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing states, made a rather categorical statement on the Karabakh settlement.