Leyla Abdullayeva: Azerbaijan expects normalization of relations with Paris soon

Azerbaijan expects relations with France to normalize soon, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Leyla Abdullayeva said in an interview with French media, Olaylar informs. 

She noted that the political crisis currently observed in France may have an impact on various political spheres in Paris, and Azerbaijan will continue to monitor the developments.

"Obviously, the internal crisis [in France] may have an impact on other sectors, but we will see how it ends. Although we do not see a direct impact of the crisis on our bilateral relations, we hope that they will soon normalize," she said.

According to her, Azerbaijani-French relations have worsened due to Parischr("39") biased position on the Baku-Yerevan conflict, which has already ended. Referring to the current situation in the South Caucasus, the ambassador stressed that Azerbaijan was able to create conditions for improving relations with Armenia, and the countries only have a few issues left to resolve for the final signing of a peace treaty.

"We have really closed the page of hostility between our countries. And at the moment, there is only one thing that stands before the final signing of peace - this is the constitution of Armenia. All we want is for territorial claims against Azerbaijan to be eliminated. And after that, we will be able to confidently talk about lasting peace," the diplomat emphasized.

Abdullayeva noted that the parties are really moving towards this, since the initialing of the peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan in Washington in the presence of US President Donald Trump demonstrates the commitments undertaken by Azerbaijan and Armenia.

"<...> This was, in fact, an obligation of both sides to establish good neighborliness on the principles of respect for sovereignty, respect for the inviolability of international borders, and the inadmissibility of the use of force," the ambassador said.

Such achievements, in her opinion, are unique for the South Caucasus region, since the situation there has been unstable for a long time.

"The South Caucasus is today one of the rare regions where we see positive development and visible results of two countries that have embarked on the path to peace and cooperation. This is the case of Azerbaijan and Armenia: two countries that were in conflict," the diplomat added.