‘Delimitation means that Azerbaijan must withdraw’: French Ambassador Olivier Decottignies

>Democracy is not a passport. Armenians advance democracy for themselves, for what it achieves in their country. On the issue of visas, each application is examined individually, on its own merits. The files must be complete, the reasons must be credible. And we have, collectively as Europeans, a subject of migratory risk with Armenia. Many Armenians who apply for Schengen visas do not return to Armenia after their visa expires. A certain number of them abuse the hospital systems and the generosity of the welfare state of other European countries. And that is a subject on which we are working with the Armenian authorities. And the idea is to resolve these issues to support Armenia in this area too.

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>You cited the case of Orange. I think that Armenia cannot afford another episode in relation to French companies like that of the departure of Orange, which took place in catastrophic conditions. And, obviously, all of the other French actors are watching that.

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>I’ll give you an example: Veolia. It is the first largest investor in Armenia, the first French employer in Armenia, and of course the water sector is a very important sector for the sovereignty of a country.

People need to stop dickriding this guy and understand that he’s here to advance his own country’s (and private enterprises’) interests in Armenia, nothing more.