French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Azerbaijan on Thursday for taking military action in Nagorno-Karabakh but said it is not the time to sanction Baku.
Speaking at a European summit in Granada, Macron insisted that the French government’s position was correct even if Baku considered it biased in Armenia’s favour, adding the time has not come for Europe to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan over its offensive to seize control of the rebel region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
European leaders should continue to discuss the crisis with Azerbaijan in order to “best protect” Armenia, rather than resorting quickly to economic measures, he added.
“France has no problem with Azerbaijan but Azerbaijan seems to have a problem with international law,” Macron said.
(AFP, Reuters and FRANCE 24)
