
Aliyev says tensions between Azerbaijan and France have been resolved
President Ilham Aliyev pledged it would be a new era of bilateral relations.

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’.

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’