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Azerbaijani ambassador to France  Leyla Abdullayeva (L) and the French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Boillon (R). Images via social media
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French and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issue tit for tat summons of ambassadors

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s opening speech at the COP29 climate change conference criticising European neo-colonialism has led to a micro diplomatic scuffle between France and Azerbaijan.  On Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry issued a summons to Leyla Abdullayeva, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to France, over comments that President Ilham Aliyev made during a speech at COP29 the previous week.  The French Foreign Ministry called the comments ‘unacceptable’ and said that ‘Azerbaijan’

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