Reference News Network February 29** According to AFP on February 28**, Azerbaijan ** Ilham Aliyev accused French and EU leaders of "demonizing" Azerbaijan on the 28th, and he also said that Azerbaijan did not have the slightest idea of attacking Armenia and provoking a new conflict.
According to the report, at a meeting with a German economic delegation, Aliyev said that Azerbaijan participated in talks with neighboring countries, and that the remarks about Azerbaijan's desire to launch an attack on Armenia were nothing more than insinuations by the French Macron. "This is a policy of demonizing Azerbaijan," Aliyev said. ”
Azerbaijan accuses France of favoring Armenia and trying to provoke a new conflict in the Caucasus by arming Armenia, the report says. A few days ago, Macron mentioned the "risk of escalation" between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Subsequently, French Defense Minister Le Corny visited Armenia on February 23 to strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries.
In December 2023, Azerbaijan*** reportedly announced the expulsion of two French diplomats for engaging in activities "incompatible with their diplomatic status."
The report pointed out that on the same day that Aliyev made his latest statement, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan attended peace talks in Berlin. The two sides have held talks in the hope of resolving decades-old territorial disputes.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought two wars in the 90s and early 20s over control of the Nagornokara** (Nagorno-Karabakh) region. Finally, in September 2023, Azerbaijani armed forces occupied the region.
According to the report, multiple rounds of negotiations between the two countries in recent months have not yielded results. The situation is always unstable, and there are frequent incidents of armed conflict between the two countries, and they accuse each other of being in the border area**. Compiled by Lu Longjun).