Prominent French political figures call on President Macron to  dispatch French troops to Armenia 

ArmInfo.Prominent French figures sent an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron,  calling on him to send French troops to Armenia. The letter was published by the French publication Le Point.

In the letter, a number of officials from across the political  spectrum and representatives of civil society urge Macron to turn his  attention to an emergency that worries many French republicans and  human rights activists: namely the survival of Armenia.

"We are aware of your commitment to this issue, as well as the  humanitarian, political and diplomatic efforts that France is making,  in accordance with your mandate, to help this friendly country, which  faces threats to its existence from forces positioning themselves as  carriers of pan-Turkism, and whose spearhead is now in Baku.

But, unfortunately, it is to be feared that these efforts will not be  enough to induce the Aliyev regime to abandon its expansionist and  criminal projects. Possessing real military superiority, acquired in  particular thanks to its gas and oil revenues and the support of the  Turkish state, Azerbaijan is more tempted than ever by the  possibility of military escalation. Moreover, the ethnic cleansing of  the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh passed without  consequences for Baku, and Armenia's openness to democracy isolated  it, putting it at odds with its strategic ally," the letter says.

The authors of the letter emphasize that a dangerous situation is  emerging for Armenia, bordering on the risk of complete destruction,  one hundred years after the 1915 genocide.

At the same time, the letter notes that the likelihood of such a  scenario being realized would not only be an absolute disaster for  the brothers in Armenia, but a terrible failure for humanity and,  consequently, for France, Europe and all powers striving to respect  international law and defeat force with justice.

"Mr. President, if the situation seems serious enough for you to be  wary, there is always hope until the worst happens. Therefore, we  believe that on this front there is still time to prevent danger by  setting an example of an even stronger mobilization together with  Armenia. That is why in these lines we call for the sending of French  armed forces to this brotherly country, the effective presence of  which will be aimed at deterring those who are thinking of attacking  Armenia. It seems to us that by raising the French tricolor in this  endangered country. "By reaffirming their exclusively peaceful  vocation, they will revive the breath of hope, solidarity and freedom  and thereby strengthen our own immune system against the evil winds  of totalitarianism and obscurantism," the French leaders said in an  open letter to Macron.

The letter was signed by dozens of famous figures from various  fields. Among them are the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the  philosopher Elisabeth Badinter, the former Minister of Europe and  Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner, the President of the Ile-de-France  region Valerie Pecresse, members of the European Parliament  Francois-Xavier Bellamy, Nathalie Loiseau, Jean-Marc Germain, the  mayor of Montpellier Michael Delafosse and others.