(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijan's stance on the issue of New Caledonia's secession
from France is very important, Mikael Forrest, representative of
the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) - the
movement for the independence of New Caledonia said in Baku on the
fringes of the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement
Contact Group in response to COVID-19.
'We even see the prospects associated with this issue, he
said.
“In this matter, we intend to expand ties not only with
Azerbaijan but also with other countries. When we talk about the
colonial policy of France, about the crimes committed in Algeria,
and when we look at Macron's current policy, we see that they do
not stop. In any case, they need to be stopped somehow. We want to
start somewhere. But, unfortunately, with Macron's policy, this is
not possible,” Forrest said.
Addressing the Baku summit on March 2, Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev lashed out at France's neo-colonial policies and
called for the independence of France's current-day colonies.
'Unfortunately, nowadays, we observe a rising tendency towards
neo-colonialism. NAM, which came into existence due to the
historical decolonization process, should unify its efforts toward
completely eliminating this shameful page of mankind.
'NAM always strongly supported the unquestionable sovereignty of
the Union of Comoros over the island of Mayotte, which continues to
be under the colonial rule of France. As reflected in fundamental
NAM documents, we call on the French Government to respect the
rights of the New Caledonian people and other peoples in French
overseas communities and territories. The French-administered
territories outside Europe are nasty remains of the French colonial
empire. We also call on France to apologize and admit its
responsibility for its colonial past and bloody colonial crimes and
acts of genocide against NAM member countries in Africa, South-East
Asia and other places,' the president said.
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