SPOKESMAN FOR THE FOREIGN MINISTRY OF FRANCE PRESENTS CLARIFICATION TO ARMENPRESS

ARMENPRESS
JANUARY 31, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, ARMENPRESS: France wants peaceful relations with
Turkey, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of France Bernard Valero
said commenting with request of Armenpress on the statement of the
Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu who doubted the French
mediatory activity in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process.

“Turkey is our strategic partner. We have not stopped closely working
with that country both in bilateral and multi-lateral formats within
the framework of NATO, G20. We are also cooperating for stopping
violence in Syria, establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan,”
Bernard Valero said.

By the way after adoption of the bill criminalizing the denial of
the Armenian Genocide by the French Senate Turkey continues voicing
threats addressed to France. Both Prime Minister Erdogan, Foreign
Minister Davutoglu criticized France. The latter even spoke against
France’s co-chairmanship in the Minsk Group.