Political tensions stemming from France's support for Armenia and accusations against Baku have reawakened at the COP29 climate summitEuronewsthe
COP29 started in Baku with a diplomatic incident. Speaking at the opening of a UN forum on environmental issues, the host country's president, Ilham Aliyev, drew the ire of Paris by denouncing the "crimes of President Macron's regime" in the overseas territories. the latest violations of human rights by the French minister of ecological transition, said Aliyev Pannier-Ryunachet responded by canceling his participation in COP29 in Baku, calling Aliyev's attacks "unacceptable." Experts said the growing tension between Paris and Baku stems from France's support for Armenia with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. in the territorial conflict: "This is mainly a political move by Azerbaijan to push back France for strongly supporting Armenia," Teona Lavrelashvili told Euronews.
COP29 started in Baku with a diplomatic incident. Speaking at the opening of a UN forum on environmental issues, the host country's president, Ilham Aliyev, drew the ire of Paris by denouncing the "crimes of President Macron's regime" in the overseas territories. the latest violations of human rights by the French minister of ecological transition, said Aliyev Pannier-Ryunachet responded by canceling his participation in COP29 in Baku, calling Aliyev's attacks "unacceptable." Experts said the growing tension between Paris and Baku stems from France's support for Armenia with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. in the territorial conflict: "This is mainly a political move by Azerbaijan to push back France for strongly supporting Armenia," Teona Lavrelashvili told Euronews.
The specialist in European affairs noted that France supported Armenia "diplomatically, financially and militarily", especially during the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. President Emmanuel Macron repeatedly called on Aliyev to fulfill the decision of the International Court of Justice and ensure the safe and unhindered return of its Armenian population to Nagorno Karabakh. , who left it as a result of Azerbaijan's military operations. "We strongly condemn the insulting statements of the French side and demand to stop the campaign of slandering Azerbaijan with accusations of massacres of Armenians," the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan said in response in May, according to Azerbaijani media.
