Baku conceals joy over OSCE MG shifts not to spoil ties with Paris?

PanARMENIAN.Net - Statement on non-dismissal of France from OSCE Minsk Group by Azerbaijani several official circles are aimed at maintaining inter-state relations, according to Azerbaijani MP, deputy chairman of Ana Vatan Party.

According to Zahid Oruj, France has been pursuing pro-Armenian policy for already a long time forcing Azerbaijan to actually struggle with the OSCE MG for all this time.

“If Azerbaijan from military perspective vies with Armenia, it is forced to struggle with a lot of countries from political perspective.

For this reason, Azerbaijan doesn’t favor OSCE MG activity. Non-maintenance of neutrality by France and recent shift to a more open stance urges for altering OSCE MG format. We believe that the replacement of France with OSCE MG may signal a new stage, resulting in a fair settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. It is necessary to beforehand name specific conditions and replacement terms,” SalamNews quoted Oruj as saying.

According to him, France’s replacement with the EU may spark positive changes in Karabakh resolution.

On March 23, European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted a document on Armenia, proposing to replace France’s mandate in OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement with that of the European Union. The document is to be put to vote at European Parliament’s plenary session supposedly in a month.