Paris calls for a ceasefire and respect for the borders called into question by the two countries. The European Union also intends to mediate in this conflict, which has been going on for three decades.
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France will seize the UN Security Council after the new clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, during which at least 49 Armenian soldiers were killed, the Elysée announced on Tuesday 13 September. “France will bring the situation to the United Nations Security Council, of which it currently holds the presidency”said the Elysee.
This announcement follows a telephone conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinia, on the night of Monday to Tuesday. Paris keeps calling for a “strict respect for the ceasefire and respect for the territorial integrity of Armenia”added the French presidency.
This new war outbreak, marked by the use of artillery and drones on the Azerbaijani side, is the deadliest since the 2020 war, which left more than 6,000 dead and ended in an agreement but no solution in the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis, a separatist territory that the two countries are fighting over.
Russia, which claims the role of arbiter in the Caucasus, has announced that it has negotiated a ceasefire agreement, which has not been confirmed at this stage either by Baku or Yerevan. In reality, the Kremlin is struggling to secure the fragile peace in the region, while the country is itself embroiled in its war against Ukraine.
For its part, the European Union Tuesday called for a cessation of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan and began mediation between the two countries, announced the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell. An EU special representative, Toivo Klaar, “will immediately visit both countries to support the necessary de-escalation and discuss the next steps of the Brussels dialogue process between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders”he added.