YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. Members of the Artsakh-France Friendship Group at the Parliament of Artsakh have expressed their gratitude to the French Senate for the adoption of the resolution supporting Armenia and proposing sanctions against Azerbaijan.

On November 15 the Senate of France adopted a resolution supporting Armenia and proposing sanctions against Azerbaijan.

The message states: "Among other provisions, the resolution of the French Senate.

- demands to remove the armed forces of Azerbaijan from the sovereign territory of Armenia and to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Armenia;

- calls for the release of all Armenian prisoners of war and their return to the homeland;

- suggests that the French government, in cooperation with European partners, should elaborate diplomatic and economic measures to punish the aggression carried out by Azerbaijan, including imposing sanctions that will target the assets of the Azerbaijani authorities, as well as embargo on the import of gas and oil from Azerbaijan;

- reaffirms the need to recognize the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and suggests the government to establish a humanitarian office in Nagorno Karabakh;

- suggests the government to consider the possibility of supporting the reinforcement of the defense capabilities of Armenia”.