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The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Paris has sent a note of protest to the country’s Foreign Ministry over the visit of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Bako Sahakyan to France, the acting spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Leyla Abdullayeva, told reporters on Saturday.

“Azerbaijan regards the fact that France, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, authorized a representative the separatist regime to visit the country, and created an opportunity for him to hold meetings as part of this visit, as a step aimed at promoting the occupation regime,” Azerbaijani media quoted Abdullayeva as saying.

“We believe that this step of France undermines its objectivity and impartiality [in the Karabakh settlement process],” she added.

As reported earlier, a delegation led by Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan arrived in France on a working visit on 14 November.

During his visit, Sahakyan held several meetings. On 15 November, he attended the Phonethon Center organized in Paris by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to meet with the leadership of the fund's local body at the head of Petros Terzian and volunteers involved in the fundraising.