AZERBAIJAN IS POLITICALLY IMPORTANT COUNTRY FOR FRANCE
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
July 17, 2008 Thursday
Azerbaijan is politically important country for France and is one
of the highest foreign policy priorities of official Paris, French
Ambassador in Baku Gabriel Keller told journalists Thursday.
He said Azerbaijan is very significant country to the European Union
in terms of energy security.
Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh,
the French diplomat said his country supports a peaceful solution in
accordance with the principle of territorial integrity of states.
Keller praised a meeting by the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents
in Saint Petersburg, adding the two countries are now continuing
negotiations in accordance with Madrid Proposals.