Baku Blasts Macron who Warned Azerbaijan Against ‘Pressuring’ Armenia

Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry on Thursday blasted President Emmanuel Macron of France, who in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly warned Baku against putting “pressure” on Armenia.

“France stands shoulder to shoulder with Armenia in the face of pressures from Azerbaijan and territorial claims against Armenia,” Macron said during his UN General Assembly statement on Wednesday.

Macron also mentioned Armenia in the context of “the all too long list of forgotten wars, unjust victories, poorly negotiated resolutions” of conflicts around the world.

“The international community must be there to ensure that peace negotiations are successful and that internationally recognized borders are preserved,” Macron added.

Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Aykhan Hajizada, in a statement on Thursday, said Macron’s remarks were “another example of France’s biased pro-Armenian approach to both our country and the peace process in general.”

“It is unacceptable that France, which is grooming Armenia for revenge while extensively arming it, is accusing Azerbaijan of coercion,” Hajizada said.

“Presenting Armenia as a peace-loving country while Armenia occupied Azerbaijan’s territories for nearly 30 years, displaced nearly one million Azerbaijanis, committed massacres and crimes against humanity, and ignored the right of return of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis who were deported en masse from its territory clearly demonstrates how unjust French policy is,” the foreign ministry spokesperson added.

“We urge an immediate end to France’s damaging actions in our region, considering that its own foreign policy has failed in many regions of the world,” Hajizada said.