French President Macron: ‘Azerbaijani troops must withdraw from the sovereign territory of Armenia’

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited France on June 1 and many experts assessed his trip as an attempt to balance Russia’s influence in Armenia. During his joint public address with Pashinyan, Emmanuel Macron stated that France is ready to help Armenia on many issues, including the return of prisoners of war who are still being held in Azerbaijan after the end of the second Karabakh war. In addition, the French president believes that Armenia is facing a security crisis. Macron said that the Azerbaijani troops, which have invaded the sovereign territory of Armenia on May 12, must…