News - Maria Zakharova: Risks of recurrence of military operations in South Caucasus remain

Such a harsh assessment of France's actions from Baku does not surprise us at all. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry, stated this at Wednesday’s press briefing—and commenting on the statement by the president of Azerbaijan that France is preparing the grounds for a war in the South Caucasus. “I believe that in Baku or in a number of other places, they are quite tired of the invasion of Paris, which is unsuccessfully trying to restore its geopolitical prestige in the South Caucasus, which it has lost in other parts of the world and on other continents "Sadly, the risks of relapse remain in the South Caucasus. In this regard, Russia is consistently working to transform the region into a zone of stability and prosperity, based on the balance of interests of all regions and their neighbors. "Western mediators, including France, have completely different goals. They seek to turn the South Caucasus into another arena of geopolitical confrontation, ignore the fundamental interests of the countries of the region, and do nothing to ensure the security, stability, and prosperity of this region," added the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry.