France comes to the aid of Armenia “so that she can ensure her defense”, said Catherine Colonna on Tuesday October 3 from Yerevan, the country’s capital. There head of French diplomacy held a joint press conference with her counterpart. “France has given its agreement to the conclusion of future contracts with Armenia which will allow the delivery of military equipment”declared the Minister of Foreign Affairs after reaffirming THE “support” and the “solidarity” from France to this country. Armenia fears for its sovereignty and territorial integrity after Azerbaijan’s victorious offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. Follow our live stream.
A situation “extremely serious” according to Elisabeth Borne. The Prime Minister also called on Tuesday to “build a real European plan to support an independent, sovereign and democratic Armenia”. “We are facing a military offensive by Azerbaijan in violation of the ceasefire under the complicit gaze of Russia which has broken all its commitments. I say it before you: we strongly condemn these actions of Azerbaijan” , launched the French Prime Minister during the question session to the government in the National Assembly.
Lhe Armenian Parliament ratifies accession to the ICC. Ratify the Rome Statute, founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, guarantees that a potential invasion of Armenia “will fall within the jurisdiction of the ICC”which will have a “deterrent effect”pleaded an Armenian official.
Clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh. An Armenian soldier was killed on Monday and two others injured, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry. “after Azerbaijani armed forces fired on a vehicle belonging to the Armenian armed forces carrying equipment for soldiers”. For its part, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a joint Russian and Azerbaijani patrol had come under fire, attesting to the volatility of the situation on site.
A UN observation mission. The UN team that visited Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, for the first time in around 30 years, saw no destruction or collected any testimony of violence against civilians since the ceasefire, said a spokesperson reported Monday. The aim of the one-day mission, including representatives from several UN agencies and services, was to assess the humanitarian needs on the ground.