Over the past decade, Azerbaijan has equipped itself much more than Armenia-Macron

YEREVAN, JULY 19, ARMENPRESS. Speaking at the 4th European Political Community Summit in London, French President Emmanuel Macron made a number of noteworthy statements regarding Armenia, speaking about the supply of French weapons to Yerevan, as well as ongoing peace negotiations with Baku.

Emmanuel Macron's statements were presented by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the Republic of Armenia Olivier Decottignies in his microblog in X.

Speaking about the deepening military-technical cooperation between Armenia and France, Emmanuel Macron noted: “If you look at the past decade, it seems that Azerbaijan did equip itself much more than Armenia. And if my memory is right, but correct me if I am wrong, Azerbaijan did launch a war, and a terrible one, in 2020.” In this context, the French President also added that it is normal when Paris simply responds to a request from a sovereign country - Armenia, which wants to equip itself, feeling that it can be agressed by another country.

“It is normal to just answer the request of a sovereign country which wants to equip itself and feels it can be agressed by another one.” Macron, speaking about the normalization of relations between Yerevan and Baku and the peace treaty noted: “The perspective of Armenia is peace, the perspective of France is peace, I do hope the perspective of Azerbaijan is peace. And if the two countries finalize a peace treaty, we will back such a treaty.”