On May 25, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and EU issued a joint statement on May 23 NKR parliamentary elections.

According to the statement, international community, including Armenia, does not recognize NKR independence. “All interested parties are currently negotiating peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict under the aegis of OSCE MG French, U.S. and Russian Co-Chairs. Recent parliamentary elections can’t affect either negotiations course or the future NKR status,” the document notes.

France, along with its U.S. and Russian partners, confirms its position, urging Armenian and Azeri leaders for peaceful settlement of Karabakh as stipulated in Helsinki Final Act principles of territorial integrity, nations right for self determination and non-use of force.