MEPs issue Joint Statement on Azerbaijani and Russian officials` reaction to Armenia-France military- technical
ArmInfo. A number of MEPs have issued a Joint Statement concerning the reaction to the Armenia-France military-technical cooperation by Azerbaijani and Russian officials.
Recently, France and Armenia signed a contract in the context of
military-technical cooperation, which triggered an arrogant reaction
by Russia, in sync with Azerbaijan.
The statement reads:
We remind (you) that the sovereign right of every state to maintain
combat-capable armed forces equipped with modern military assets.
Both regimes accused France of fuelling conflict in the South
Caucasus region, which once again highlights that there is a certain
collusion between both countries, that resulted in the ethnic
cleansing of more than 140 000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh in
September of 2023. This collusion is ongoing and the European
Commission and the EEAS are closing their eyes to it. It is
bewildering that authoritarian and aggressor countries like
Azerbaijan and Russia condemn EU Member States like France in
"seeking to use existing disagreements, contradictions within
countries or between countries as a tool to achieve its own
opportunistic goals." This in no way can be acceptable by the
European Union and it is high time to impose sanctions on the
dictatorial Aliyev regime for its destructive actions in undermining
regional peace and security, and human rights abuses. We strongly
condemn the official statements of Baku and Moscow and call on the
Commission and the EEAS to react immediately to this situation.
The statement was signed by: Miriam Lexmann MEP (EPP, Slovakia)
Francois-Xavier Bellamy MEP (EPP, France) Charlie Weimers MEP (ECR,
Sweden) Nathalie Loiseau MEP (Renew, France) Costas Mavrides MEP
(S&D, Cyprus) Raphael Glucksmann MEP (S&D, France) Rasa Jukneviciene
MEP (EPP, Lithuania) Andrius Kubilius MEP (EPP, Lithuania) Christophe
Gomart MEP (EPP, France) Loucas Fourlas MEP (EPP, Cyprus) Celine
Imart MEP (EPP, France) Bert-Jan Ruissen MEP (ECR, Netherlands)
Petras Austrevicius MEP (Renew, Lithuania) Laurent Castillo MEP (EPP,
France) Marketa Gregorova MEP (Greens-EFA, Czechia)