
Azerbaijan sentences French water executive to 12 years for bribery
Anasse Derraz denies the charges, claiming he only coordinated the work of lawyers assisting Russian–Azerbaijani billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov.

Anasse Derraz denies the charges, claiming he only coordinated the work of lawyers assisting Russian–Azerbaijani billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov.

President Ilham Aliyev pledged it would be a new era of bilateral relations.

Azerbaijan has long been at odds with France, largely over French support for Armenia.

The amnesty did not cover any journalists, politicians, or activists convicted and sentenced by Azerbaijan.

Alexandre Benalla, a former aide to French President Emmanuel Macron, has been in legal trouble numerous times since 2018.

Caliber claimed, citing ‘trusted sources’, that the ‘region is on the brink of another war, likely provoked by Armenia’.

In a lengthy interview with Azerbaijani media, Aliyev criticised Armenia’s armament and its ‘obstruction’ of the ‘Zangezur corridor’.