The National Assembly adopted a statement regarding the resolution of the French Senate

The statement prepared by the Milli Majlis regarding the resolution of the French Senate dated November 15, 2022, was accepted.

"If any assets of French officials in Azerbaijan are discovered, they may be frozen," the statement added. Taking into account the continuous anti-Azerbaijani activities of France, the Azerbaijani Parliament called on the Azerbaijani government to take measures in this regard.

The statement was put to a vote and adopted. 95 MPs voted in favor of the statement, and 1 MP voted against it.

"The responsibility will fall entirely on the French side"

At the plenary session of the parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, said, "We call on the French Senate to stop illegally interfering in the events taking place in the South Caucasus, playing with the fate of peoples, portraying Armenia as a victim of aggression, and rekindling the historical conflict."

"There is no doubt that the responsibility for the negative results of the resolution adopted by the French Senate under the influence of false Armenian propaganda and to obtain political dividends will fall entirely on the French side," Gafarova added.

"France has crossed the red line with this step"

Elman Nasirov, a member of the Azerbaijani Parliament, said that the French Senate was expected to adopt an anti-Azerbaijani resolution. "They have taken such steps many times. We have seen this especially during and after the Patriotic War. Both chambers of the French parliament recognized the independence of the so-called separatist regime, declared Azerbaijan an aggressor, and declared 'Armenia, we are with you!' Even now, with the resolution adopted by the Senate, Azerbaijan is threatened with sanctions, issues such as the deployment of international peacekeeping forces in Karabakh, the introduction of a humanitarian mission, and the application of sanctions to Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry are raised. With this step, France crossed the red line," he added.

"France should be declared an enemy state"

Tahir Karimli, an Azerbaijani MP, said France should be declared an enemy state.

"The statement we prepared against the resolution adopted by the French Senate of the National Assembly should be serious and should not be compromised," the MP stressed. He noted that the French had shed much blood throughout history: "How is the enemy? I think that France is the real enemy. Therefore, France should be declared an enemy state."

"France and Armenia committed many murders"

Fazail Ibrahimli, the Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, stated, "Why does France love Armenia? If we look at history, we will see that both have committed many murders. Therefore, their genetic code has compatibility to kill people and commit genocide."

He noted that the resolution adopted by the French senate is not only motivated by Armenian love: "This stems from opposing the strengthening of Turkish states throughout history. There is an old proverb: 'The mill does what it knows, but it is a headache.' The triumphant step of a strong nation should be an example to the whole world and the necessary results should be drawn. Azerbaijan always raises its right voice until today and will continue to defend its lands."

The Foremath of the Story

On November 15, the French Senate demanded that Azerbaijan be sanctioned, and Nagorno-Karabakh be recognized. 295 members approved the resolution, and one voted against it.

It denounced the "Azerbaijani invasion of Armenia in September and demanded that its soldiers leave Armenian soil and the Lachin corridor, which links Armenia and [separatist] Nagorno-Karabakh."

In addition to requesting the immediate deployment of an international peacekeeping force to guarantee the security of the Armenian population and Armenia, it urged the French government to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and consider setting up a humanitarian office in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The French Upper Chamber of Parliament passed the resolution almost overwhelmingly. However, it does not compel the administration to take any action.

On the same day, Julien Le Lan, the charge d'affaires of France in Azerbaijan, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A protest note of the MFA was presented to the French Senate on the resolution against Azerbaijan adopted on November 15, 2022.

During the meeting, it was brought to attention that the resolution adopted by the French Senate, which contained completely untrue, inaccurate, and slanderous provisions, was firmly rejected by Azerbaijan. It was stated that the resolution is provocative and that France, which claims to contribute to the peace process, has once again demonstrated its pro-Armenian, biased, and one-sided position. It was emphasized that this step of France aims to deal a severe blow to the establishment of peace in the region, especially the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, based on mutual recognition and respect for each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders, and encourages revanchist forces that are against peace in the region.

In addition to grossly violating the norms and principles of international law, the mentioned resolution is utterly contrary to the obligations under Article 2, Clause 3 of the "Treaty on Friendship, Mutual Understanding and Cooperation" (1993) between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of France. At the meeting, the Azerbaijani side insisted that France refrains from actions and statements against Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, protected by international law and interference in its internal affairs.

France's temporary Chargé d'affaires said that he would deliver the request of the Azerbaijani side accordingly.