French President Emmanuel Macron said that today he had successful telephone conversations with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Reuters, Macron offered the Armenian Prime Minister and the President of Azerbaijan a “new method” for resuming talks within the Minsk Group.

“This work will begin tonight,” he said, reaffirming his call for a ceasefire.

Earlier today, the Armenian side reported on Macron and Pashinyan’s telephone conversation. The Prime Minister of Armenia thanked France for its principled and constructive position on the inadmissibility of unleashing the war.