Was Bernard Fassier Under the Influence of Mulberry Vodka?

22:58 • 15.03.10

A recent statement by French OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Bernard Fassier on the courage of Armenian soldiers has raised some hysteria in Baku.

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said that Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, as soon as possible, will speak with Fassier about this statement.

“I personally know how brave the Armenian and Karabakh soldiers are,” Fassier had said at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 73rd Rose-Roth seminar in Yerevan on March 11.

According to the Azerbaijani news source Trend News, Baku wants to find out what Fassier meant by saying that Azerbaijan’s win was impossible should a new war commence in Nagorno-Karabakh.

In an interview with Day.Az, Azerbaijani political analyst Vafa Guluzade said that the French co-chair was not sober-minded while making the statement.

“Two conclusions can be made from that statement. Fassier either lacks diplomatic qualification or he was under the influenc of alcohol. But I think it was the mullbery vodka that affected him,” said Guluzade.

Bernard Fassier has not yet responded to Baku’s reactions.  

Was Bernard Fassier Under the Influence of Mulberry Vodka?