The Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Manuel Valls, accuses Azerbaijan of “operations of interference and destabilization” in the overseas territories, particularly in New Caledonia.
The Minister of Overseas Territories Manuel Valls denounced this Saturday, January 25 in the columns of Ouest-France the “operations of interference and destabilization” of Azerbaijan in the overseas territories. He accused Baku of attacking the “integrity” of France “without the slightest scruple”.
“I want to firmly denounce Azerbaijan’s operations of interference and destabilization in our overseas territories. They deserve unanimous condemnation from all,” declared Manuel Valls.
“This regime, openly and without the slightest scruple, attacks our integrity and our fundamental principles. This is unacceptable,” he added, calling on elected officials and political forces to “condemn these actions” and to “refuse any complacency with the Baku regime”.
Paris has been accusing Baku of “interference” for months
Representatives of independence movements from several overseas territories and Corsica met Thursday and Friday in New Caledonia for the constitutive congress of the “International Decolonization Front”.
-The event was relayed, on its social networks, by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), an organization promoted by the Azerbaijani state very involved in supporting French independence movements.
This congress was held after representatives of French independence groups agreed in July on the creation of a common “liberation front” during a congress organized in Azerbaijan.
For months, Paris has accused Baku of “interference” and manipulation in New Caledonia and more generally in overseas territories, in a context of tensions between the two capitals due to France's support for Armenia, the historic rival of Azerbaijan.
The Nouméa congress brought together political figures from Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana, New Caledonia, Corsica and French Polynesia. Two Dutch territories were represented, Bonaire and the southern part of the island of Saint Martin (Sint Maarten).
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