No:170/21, Information of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the telephone conversation of the Minister Jeyhun Bayramov with the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
On May 16, 2021, at the initiative of the opposite side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic Jean-Yves Le Drian.
The Ministers discussed issues related to the recent tensions on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed his interlocutor about the measures taken after a long time to strengthen the border with Armenia, in particular, the deployment of the Azerbaijani border forces in the positions belonging to our country, Azerbaijan's constructive approach to resolving existing disagreements and tensions between the sides, including the immediate visit of the leadership of the State Border Service to the region and negotiations with the opposite side.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stressed the inadmissibility of exaggeration and politicization of the border tensions and the importance of resolving such issues through negotiations.
The Ministers also held a general exchange of views on post-conflict issues.