On March 16, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan took part in the extraordinary 40th sitting of the Francophonie Ministerial Conference in Paris, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia reports.

The Armenian Foreign Minister drew the attention of those present to Azerbaijan’s actions aimed at escalating the situation in the South Caucasus in the current geopolitical realities. Azerbaijan’s actions aimed at creating a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh were presented, in particular, the facts of creating obstacles to the restoration of vital infrastructures, targeting the civilian population, exerting psychological pressure on the population.

“Armenia is committed to a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs and is ready to negotiate a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan without preconditions,” Ararat Mirzoyan said.