French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna will be visiting Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia from April 26 to 28, the French Foreign Ministry said.
According to official statement published on the Ministry's website, the visit "will mark France's commitment to support negotiations between the two countries {Armenia, Azerbaijan} for a just, lasting peace, respectful of territorial integrity and the principles of international law. It will also call for guaranteeing the rights of the Armenian populations of Nagorno-Karabakh and for an immediate restoration of traffic along the Lachin corridor."
"In Baku, the Minister will meet with President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. She will also pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Soviet repression of January 20, 1990.
In Yerevan, the Minister will meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. She will visit the headquarters of the European Union Observation Mission in Jermuk and will meditate at the Armenian Genocide Memorial, the 108th anniversary of which France commemorates on April 24.
The Minister will also visit Georgia on April 28. During her talks with the President of the Republic of Georgia Salomé Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibachvili and Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, she will mark her support for reforms in the area of the rule of law and the preservation of the civic space, essential to continue bringing the country closer to the European Union," the statement reads.
