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Azerbaijani parties urge end to France’s Karabakh mediation

26 November 2020 12:01 (UTC+04:00)
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By Vafa Ismayilova

About 50 political parties operating in Azerbaijan have harshly criticized the adoption by the French Senate of a draft resolution on the recognition of the self-styled entity in Nagorno-Karabakh and urged an end to France’s mediation mission within the OSCE Minsk Group.

“As political parties, we declare that now is the time to take more concrete steps. If the French Senate adopts a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh, the country that explicitly supports the aggressor must be removed from co-chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group, all political and economic relations with France must be reconsidered, and all cultural projects must be stopped,” the statement said.

The parties said that the step was no surprise for them.

“As political parties operating in Azerbaijan, we regret to say that this action of the French Senate did not come as a surprise and we expected such a step,” they added in the statement.

It stressed that having high hopes for this country Azerbaijan agreed to France’s becoming a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group in 1997.

Bias against Azerbaijan

It is noted that such a biased approach to Azerbaijan has shown itself since July 2020.

“The demonstration of such a biased attitude began in the early days of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict but became even more pronounced during the violation of Azerbaijan's borders in Tovuz district [in July 2020] and especially during and after the Second Karabakh War. We, political figures representing the vanguard of Azerbaijani society most of whom have joined politics specifically to thwart attacks on our territorial integrity, have not forgotten that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was triggered by Mikhail Gorbachev's adviser Abel Aganbegyan, who promised the Armenian Diaspora in Paris back in 1987 that Nagorno-Karabakh would be separated from Azerbaijan and annexed to Armenia,” the statement added.

ASALA terrorists

The parties underlined Armenian terrorists released from France’s prison played a special role in atrocities against Azerbaijanis in Karabakh.

“The ASALA terrorists, who were released from prison in France during the First Karabakh War, were known for their unparalleled atrocities against Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh. We will never forget the fact that people whose terrorist background were beyond doubt were being sent to Armenia and then to Nagorno-Karabakh to fight against Azerbaijanis,” the statement added.

It stressed that through France’s support, the Armenian community enjoyed special privileges in the Middle East and terrorists from among them were distinguished for their brutality against Azerbaijanis.

“It was under the patronage of France that the Armenian community in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, gained special privileges and became a state within Lebanon. Formed from amongst Armenians in Lebanon under the patronage of France, ASALA recruited terrorists from the Middle East and formed gangs known for their brutality against Azerbaijanis,” the statement said.

France’s economic, cultural interests

The parties highlighted France’s economic interests that had been ensured to the maximum in Azerbaijan.

“France's economic interests in Azerbaijan have been ensured to the maximum extent. More than 50 French companies successfully operate in Azerbaijan and the volume of their investments in the Azerbaijani economy exceeds $2 billion. During his visit to Paris in June 2018, President Ilham Aliyev paid special attention to the development of economic relations, held meetings with senior executives of leading French companies and groups, and signed agreements worth $2.2 billion,” the statement added.

It drew attention to numerous cultural projects that Azerbaijan had launched in France, that is the restoration of monuments in the park of the Palace of Versailles in Paris and the Louvre Museum by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the establishment of the Azerbaijani Cultural Centre in Paris and the Islamic Art Department in the Louvre.

“However, despite all these steps, France did not give up its pro-Armenian bias, and some French companies continued to operate illegally on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan until the last moments of the Second Karabakh War,” the parties stressed.

No distinction between aggressor Armenia and occupied Azerbaijan

They reiterated that in 2018, many French municipalities signed friendship charters with the municipalities of the so-called regime.

“Although the Azerbaijani side had these charters annulled through the French courts, the Paris Mayor's Office initiated a recognition of the 'Nagorno-Karabakh Republic' this year. On 30 September, French President Emmanuel Macron made inaccurate and unserious statements about the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the events on the frontline while in Riga, Latvia, and then slandered our country on the basis of false information and rumours and without any evidence,” the statement noted.

It added that in early November, 42 well-known French figures, including writers, journalists, etc. wrote a joint letter to President Macron urging him to “protect the Armenians of Karabakh”.

“French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that despite being a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Paris would continue to unilaterally defend Armenia. The biased steps that have been taken since the early days of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict show that France is unable to maintain its neutrality as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group,” the statement said.

It underlined the lack of any interest by France in the resolution of the conflict.

“France does not draw any distinctions between the aggressor state of Armenia and occupied Azerbaijan, defends the aggressor Armenia in a prejudiced manner, is not objective, acts on the side of the aggressor and does not carry out its mediation mission. Recent events have shown that only Russia, a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, and Turkey, a member of the Minsk Group, are interested in a real solution to the conflict. This approach is based on the friendly and close relations among leaders of the three countries,” it noted.

No justice with double standards

The parties believe that no justice can be guaranteed if France continues to stick to double standards.

“Justice cannot be guaranteed in the world with double standards and with differing approaches to the same events. We believe that the French political elite has never adhered to the ideals of the Great French Revolution. On the one hand, the ideals of brotherhood, freedom, equality, the separation of religion from the state have been proclaimed, but in reality, colonialism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism and Christian bigotry have always played an important role in the country's foreign policy. As a result of France's misguided approach, the European Union is now perceived as a Christian club,” the statement said.

It later added: “France is a country that has committed genocides in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Chad, Gabon, Cameroon, Rwanda, Djibouti, Cambodia and Vietnam.”

The parties advised France to stop lecturing Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh.

“Today, there are 11 island states in the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Caribbean, and 1 continental territory in South America (French Guiana) and 1 continental territory in North America (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon). About 3 million people live in these colonies, and their nationality is compulsorily marked as French in their passports. Instead of lecturing Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh, we would advise the French authorities to take the same approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue as they do to the principle of self-determination of these peoples, including the people of Alsace and Corsica, which they have occupied for 300 years,” it said.

Macron under ethnic lobbies' impact

The parties recalled that the French media had published hundreds of articles on the recent occupation of the French political elite by ethnic and economic lobbies.

“Since the 1980s, almost all of France's leading politicians have been accused in this regard. The Azerbaijani public is also aware of the fact that Emmanuel Macron has been taken over by ethnic lobbies, specifically the Armenian lobby, and the fact that he coordinates his activities with the interests of the Armenian lobby. While Macron spoke of the importance of protecting ‘Armenian religious and historical-cultural sites’ in Karabakh, his silence on the deaths of 94 innocent civilians as a result of Armenian war crimes during the Second Karabakh War once again demonstrates his hypocrisy. History will show the real reasons behind Emmanuel Macron's zeal for the Armenians,” the statement said.

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