The French media outlet Le Point has published an open letter from several prominent French personalities to French President Emmanuel Macron in which they call on him to send French troops to Armenia. "We particularly thank you for your initiative to provide military assistance of a defensive nature to this state, to authorize the delivery of certain weapons and to train Armenian soldiers in our best schools. Unfortunately, it is to be feared that these efforts will not be enough to make the Aliyev regime abandon its expansionist and criminal projects," the letter reads. The authors emphasize that a dangerous situation is emerging for Armenia, bordering on the danger of total annihilation.

"This great possibility, should it become a reality, would not only be an absolute catastrophe for our brothers in Armenia, a country so close to us in its history and values; it would be a terrible failure for humanity and consequently for France, Europe and all powers that respect international law and want to put justice above violence," the authors of the appeal emphasize. "Mr. President of the Republic, even if the situation seems serious enough to alarm you, there is always hope as long as the worst has not yet happened. Therefore, we believe that there is still time to avert the danger in this area by setting an example of even greater mobilization with Armenia. This is why we are calling in these lines for the deployment of French forces in this brotherly country. A peaceful contingent whose effective presence should help deter those who are thinking of attacking Armenia," reads the letter to Macron.

The letter was signed by dozens of well-known personalities from various fields, including the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the philosopher Elisabeth Badinter, the former Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner, the President of the Île-de-France region Valérie Pécresse, the MEPs François-Xavier Bellamy, Nathalie Loiseau, Jean-Marc Germain, the Mayor of Montpellier Michael Delafosse and others.