Azerbaijan "blacklists" French presidential hopeful for visiting KarabakhDecember 24, 2021 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has handed a note of protest to the Charge d'Affaires of France over the visit of French presidential candidate Valerie Pécresse to Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Interfax reports. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry summoned the Charge d'Affaires on Thursday, December 24 and said that such trips "harm the Azerbaijani-French bilateral relations," and also seriously damaged the reputation of France in the region and the role that it can play in the normalization of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations after the end of the conflict. The Ministry noted that Pécresse and the French citizens accompanying her have now been included in the "black list" people whose entry into Azerbaijan is undesirable. Pécresse is the second French presidential hopeful to arrive in Armenia ahead of national election in 2022. Eric Zemmour too launched his campaign with a trip to the country. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |