Erdogan calls France's military assistance to Armenia 'provocation'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed France's dispatch of armored personnel carriers to Armenia as a "provocation", Anadolu Agency reported.
Speaking to journalists on his return flight from a visit to Greece on Friday, Erdogan said: “This is provocation. France should know they are not doing good to Armenia but doing wrong.”
“The Armenian government must learn from its recent experiences and not fall for these provocations. It would be in Armenia's interest to seize the opportunity for peace and not to fall into the trap set by countries misleading Armenia,” he explained.
Normalization of relations with Azerbaijan is the best option for Armenia, Erdogan said.
"Those who put weapons in their hands will leave Armenia alone in difficult times,” he added.