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The French city of Décines-Charpieu has adopted a resolution on the situation in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), calling on the French authorities to recognize the Artsakh Republic, the Foreign Ministry of Artsakh reported on Tuesday. The resolution reads:

"Amid the unprecedented health, economic and social crisis all over the world, since September 27 we have witnessed a massive attack by the Azerbaijani armed forces on the peaceful Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia with the support of the Turkish armed forces and Syrian mercenaries.

This area in the eastern part of historical Armenia, the birthplace of Christianity, has been inhabited by Armenians for thousands of years. In 1921, by an arbitrary unilateral decision of Joseph Stalin, it was annexed to Azerbaijan. From 1988 onwards, the peoples' desire for freedom forced the Soviet Socialist Republics to turn into independent states, which, under international law, were immediately recognized. The people of Artsakh declared themselves an independent republic through a referendum.

The issue of the fate of Artsakh and Armenia, the Christian territory lying to the east of the gates of Europe, goes beyond the limits of the future of its inhabitants. And everyone should realize this. A painful ceasefire was declared on November 9, and while we welcome the positive attitude of France, which called for an end to the fighting, we regret that the latter, just like Europe and NATO, did not intervene to stop the invasive policy of Azerbaijan aimed at committing crimes against the Armenian population again and gradually occupying the territories of Artsakh.

The Armenians of Artsakh and Armenia want to live freely and peacefully in their ancestral lands. Therefore, we regret the loss of the territories of Artsakh as a result of the ceasefire agreement.

Therefore, the City Council of Décines-Charpieu calls for:

• Recognition of the Artsakh Republic by France as a guarantee of the security of its people, regional and global stability;

• Participation in the international humanitarian efforts by providing exceptional financial assistance to the Artsakh Republic.”