French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking on the sidelines of the 8th European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Yerevan, pledged to personally raise the issue of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, telling reporters that he intends to coordinate with the Armenian leadership before deciding on the format of those talks.
“First, I will discuss this with the President and Prime Minister of Armenia. After that, I will call President Aliyev, and together we will work out the appropriate format for further action, either in person or through that phone call,” Macron said in response to a question from a NEWS.am correspondent. “You can count on me. I deeply believe in this peace process.”