French politician publishes Armenian map with Georgian territories, official France distances itself ‘from the view’
French politician Laurent Wauquiez has published a map in support of Karabakh as a part of Armenia.
Tweet 
Share
French politician Laurent Wauquiez, a former leader of France's center-right Les Republicains party, has published a map supporting Karabakh as part of Armenia.
However, the map also shows Georgia’s Akhalkalaki region as Armenian territory.
J’avais promis de ne jamais abandonner l’Arménie et Artsakh.
— Laurent Wauquiez (@laurentwauquiez) October 5, 2020
Aujourd’hui, la Région débloque 55 000€ pour acheminer 13 tonnes de médicaments et de matériel d’urgence aux familles arméniennes qui ont tout perdu à Artsakh.
Je le redis : nous ne vous laisserons pas seuls. pic.twitter.com/V71bGyYi5g
French Ambassador to Georgia Diego Colas says that the map ‘does not represent the view of the French government.’
I saw a pic of a map by a French politician. This map obviously does not represent the view of the ???????? government. ???????? govt respect and support for ???????? territorial integrity is well known and essential for us.
— Diégo Colas (@ColasDiego) October 6, 2020
Georgian Foreign Ministry press officer Mari Narchemashvili wrote that according to initial enquiries, the map is widely used by an organization of nationalist profile functioning in France and it is in no way connected with the French official authorities.
The building where the President of the Regional Council (Laurent Wauquiez) is based also serves as an office of the nationalist organization mentioned above,” she said.
Hostilities are currently underway between Georgia’s two neighbouring countries Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Georgia Faig Guliyev has responded to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s offer for Georgia is ready to mediate between Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders over the Karabakh conflict, noting Azerbaijan is ready to participate in negotiations if Armenia agrees to voluntarily withdraw its armed forces from Karabakh.
German Ambassador to Georgia Hubert Knirsch told journalists yesterday that he welcomes Georgian officials’ readiness to host a meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders over the Karabakh conflict.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has made a statement regarding ongoing hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia, stating that ‘it is in our common interest for peace to be restored in the region as quickly as possible. Georgia is ready to facilitate this process in any way, including by hosting a meeting of representatives of the sides of the conflict in Tbilisi for the purpose of holding a dialogue’.
Georgian officials are concerned with the recent reports of resumed hostilities between the two neighbouring countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Georgian Foreign Ministry has stated earlier today that the country is ready 'to contribute to de-escalation [of the process] and help establish the peace in the region'.