Following the Senate, French National Assembly adopted resolution on urgent need to recognize Artsakh
France’s National Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution by a vote of 188 to 3, recognizing Artsakh and condemning Azerbaijan and Turkey for their aggression against Armenia and Artsakh, The Horizon Weekly reports. This follows last week’s vote by the French Senate, which similarly called on the need to recognize Artsakh and condemned Turkey and Azerbaijan.
The Armenian National Committee of France welcomed the passage of the resolution, saying that it was time for the French government to take a firm stance and recognize Artsakh’s independence.
The National Assembly resolution cited Turkey’s aggressive and continued build-up of military and Ankara-backed mercenaries not only in Karabakh and around the world, warning of a surge in islamist violence that is being managed directly by Ankara.
It also cited Azerbaijan’s massive military buildup and its targeting of civilians during the Karabakh war as war crimes and a threat to stability not only in the Caucasus but also around the world, the source said.