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France’s presidency has said it was studying the parameters of a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region but said any lasting agreement needed to take into consideration the interests of Armenia, Al Jazeera reported.

In a statement, the Elysee also said Turkey should end its provocations in the region and refrain from doing anything that could compromise a future accord.

The Elysee said that France was committed to ensuring that any agreement gave the Armenian people “solid guarantees about the civilian population, their security and their aspirations” as well as guaranteeing security and stability in the region.

Azerbaijan’s key backer Turkey should “put an end to its provocations” and “do nothing to compromise the possibility of a lasting agreement being negotiated between the parties, in the framework of the Minsk Group,” the Elysee said.