Baku on Thursday condemned “anti-Azerbaijani allegations” by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal throughout an annual occasion hosted by Armenian organizations in France a day earlier.
In an announcement, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizada stated Baku reminds Attal that the measures taken by his nation are totally per the norms and rules of worldwide regulation.
Expressing that Attal condemned Baku’s anti-terrorism operation in Karabakh and accused it of “occupying” “Armenian territories,” that are internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, Hajizada stated Azerbaijan’s measures are additionally per the resolutions adopted by the U.N. Security Council.
Attal demanded Baku withdraw its forces from “occupied positions” in “Armenian territories” at an annual dinner of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France, French Ambassador to Yerevan Olivier Decottignies stated on X, previously often known as Twitter.
“It is outrageous that France, which didn’t object to Armenia’s nearly 30-year aggression and occupation of Azerbaijani territories, in addition to the truth that Armenia nonetheless continues to maintain 8 Azerbaijani villages beneath occupation, accuses Azerbaijan of utilizing pressure with none obvious trigger,” Hajizada additionally stated.
“Once once more, we name on the French aspect to be taught from its historical past, to not intrude within the inner affairs of Azerbaijan and to place an finish to such provocative statements,” he added.
Relations between Baku and Yerevan have remained tense since 1991, when the Armenian navy illegally occupied Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.
Most of the territory was liberated by Azerbaijan throughout a battle within the fall of 2020, which ended after a Russian-brokered peace settlement that additionally opened the door to normalization.
Azerbaijan established full sovereignty in Karabakh after an anti-terrorism operation in September 2023, after which separatist forces within the area surrendered.
Source: www.dailysabah.com