On November 12, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The French President informed the President of Azerbaijan about the planned meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the 18th Summit of the Organization of Francophonie to be held on 19 November, and reiterated France's intention to contribute to the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

During the phone conversation, the heads of state exchanged views on the results of the Prague meeting held in a quadrilateral format with the participation of Azerbaijan, Armenia, the European Union and France, as well as the issues arising therefrom.

President Ilham Aliyev noted the importance of demonstrating a neutral, impartial and balanced approach in the process of normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The head of state pointed out that the statements made by Armenia in recent days contradict the process of normalization of relations between the two countries and the peace agenda.