France also hails agreement signed by Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents
France hailed the agreement signed by the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents on the exchange of POWs and human remains in Astrakhan.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said: "The measures set out in the resolution adopted in Astrakhan can help to reduce tension and violations of the ceasefire, which have become frequent in past months. Therefore, France expects them to be executed immediately."
He said that the Karabakh conflict could be settled "only through openness and dialogue".
"Our country, which is chairing the Minsk Group together with the United States and Russia, is doing everything possible in terms of mediation in order to help Armenia and Azerbaijan attain a peaceful, just and long-term resolution of the conflict," the French diplomat said.