France and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: The Role of French Diplomacy

... to its own (justified by the involvement of French company Total in Azerbaijani energy projects). As stated earlier, a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan could also guarantee and stimulate French investments in the region. Additionally, France can also assert itself in the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiation process to advocate the EU’s position in the conflict resolution. Nevertheless, considering Armenia’s influence on France’s Foreign Policy, Azerbaijan has advocated to replace France by another EU member, that is more ...