Natalie Goulet

Her comments came in the wake of a row about the mistranslation of remarks by French mediator Bernard Fassier at a NATO seminar in Yerevan. Fassier described as a 'complete distortion' reports that he said Azerbaijan would lose a war with Armenia because of the bravery of Armenian soldiers.

Natalie Goulet spoke to journalists today when she visited former President Heydar Aliyev’s memorial in the Avenue of Honour and Martyrs' Avenue.

Goulet said that France met its commitment to Azerbaijan in the OSCE Minsk Group.

'France is actively working with the Minsk Group. We hope that the necessary result on solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be achieved soon.'

Goulet highly appreciated relations between the Azerbaijani and French parliaments, describing the relationship as deep and strong.

Asked about the recognition of the 'Armenian genocide' by the French Senate, Goulet said: 'I was not elected at that time. I have no responsibility for that. I think history should be written only by historians.'

Addressing the presidential Strategic Studies Centre, Goulet encouraged Azerbaijan to develop regional cooperation and reinforce its position as a regional leader.

'I think that the first step that would reinforce Azerbaijan's stability and its position would be to boost regional cooperation and reinforce its leading positions in the Caspian region,' Goulet said.

She said that Azerbaijan faced many threats, including the Karabakh conflict and Armenia's failure to fulfil UN resolutions on withdrawal from the territory.

'We can also see the militarization of the Caspian region today and this is frightening,' she said.

APA,  Interfax-Azerbaijan