French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged his Azerbaijan counterpart Ilham Aliyev to “return to respecting the ceasefire” with Armenia after contemporary border clashes erupted between arch-foes Baku and Yerevan.
Throughout a cellphone name, he “instructed President Aliyev (of) the urgency of placing an finish to hostilities, and to return to respecting the ceasefire”, the French presidency mentioned, after Armenia and Azerbaijan reported practically 100 troop deaths on Tuesday.
Macron expressed his “nice concern” in regards to the new clashes and insisted on the necessity to “intensify negotiation efforts” between the 2 nations.
The French president added his “willingness to contribute to it alongside all companions, particularly the European Union”, the Elysee mentioned.
Macron had spoken with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan within the night time between Monday and Tuesday, and known as for “respect for Armenia’s territorial integrity”.
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of violating a ceasefire brokered by Russia, prompting renewed fears of one other all-out battle between the historic foes.
The violence market the worst combating since a 2020 conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area.
