BAKU: France, unable to digest Azerbaijan’s successes and intending to unleash chaos in the region, continues its biased and unjust policy, Member of Milli Majlis (Parliament) Emin Hajiyev told Trend.
Hajiyev emphasized that it is not surprising that France, a country where human rights are grossly violated, demonstrates a barbaric approach towards a cultural monument of Azerbaijan.
“The mayor’s office of the French Evian has decided to demolish the monument to the Khan’s daughter Khurshidbanu Natavan (19th-century poetess), an outstanding figure of Azerbaijani art, considered a symbol of our culture. The monument was installed in 2017 in the French city of Evian-les-Bains. Along with this, the city hall, which signed a charter of friendship and cooperation with the Azerbaijani town of Ismayilli in 2015, made another unfair decision to remove all inscriptions related to the ‘Azerbaijan Park’ in the city,” the MP said.
He noted that Macron’s government, which pursues a policy of arming Armenia instead of so
lving its internal problems, contributes to the strengthening of revanchist sentiments in Armenia.
“Our specialized agencies exposed a French spy network. This shows once again that France, using its extensive agent network, is trying to undermine internal stability in different countries. The French government should stop making provocative plans against our country. France should realize that such a policy will not bring any results,” the MP added.
Source: Trend News Agency
Baku: ‘There are specific reasons for closing the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, linked to the attack on our embassy. Based on our assessment of the safety issues, there was a serious risk to human life and safety. Therefore, the embassy was fully evacuated after a known terrorist incident,’ said Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov during a press conference summarizing the year. The Minister noted that the reopening of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran has been under discussion with the Iranian side since the terrorist attack.
“The Azerbaijani side expects the perpetrator of the crime to be punished in the strictest form. Simultaneously, the security of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran must be fully guaranteed. Iran’s law enforcement agencies have undertaken specific tasks regarding this case, and Iran has informed us about the trial start date. Our expectations are linked to the conduct of that trial and its results. Depending on the court process and its results, a subsequent decision will be taken. If the
issues I mentioned are positively resolved, it will be possible to restore the activity of our embassy in Iran,” the minister emphasized.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency