On September 9, Leyla Abdullayeva, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to France, stated that Azerbaijan expects relations with France to normalize soon. Abdullayeva noted that the political crisis in France could affect various sectors in Paris, but she emphasized that Azerbaijan would continue to monitor developments. "Obviously, the internal crisis [in France] may have an impact on other sectors, but we will see how it ends. Although we do not see a direct impact of the crisis on our bilateral relations, we hope that they will soon normalize," she said.

She explained that Azerbaijani-French relations had deteriorated due to Paris’s biased position on the Baku-Yerevan conflict, which has now concluded. Referring to the South Caucasus, Abdullayeva emphasized that Azerbaijan had created conditions to improve relations with Armenia, with only a few issues remaining for the final signing of a peace treaty. "We have really closed the page of hostility between our countries. And at the moment, there is only one thing that stands before the final signing of peace—this is the constitution of Armenia. All we want is for territorial claims against Azerbaijan to be eliminated. And after that, we will be able to confidently talk about lasting peace," she stated.

The ambassador highlighted that both parties were moving forward, citing the initialing of the peace treaty between Baku and Yerevan in Washington in the presence of US President Donald Trump as evidence of their commitments. She added: "This was, in fact, an obligation of both sides to establish good neighborliness on the principles of respect for sovereignty, respect for the inviolability of international borders, and the inadmissibility of the use of force". Abdullayeva described these achievements as unique for the South Caucasus, noting that the region had long been unstable. "The South Caucasus is today one of the rare regions where we see positive development and visible results of two countries that have embarked on the path to peace and cooperation. This is the case of Azerbaijan and Armenia: two countries that were in conflict," she concluded.