Foreign Ministry Calls On France To Stop Interfering In Azerbaijan's Internal Affairs
Date
1/10/2024 2:17:11 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Abbas Ganbay Read more
"Baku once again urges the French side to stop interfering in
Azerbaijan's internal affairs," the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
said in response to a question from local media, Azernews Reports.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh's
response to a question from local media refers to the
anti-Azerbaijani statement of the French Ministry of Europe and
Foreign Affairs in connection with the detention of the French
citizen
It was noted that a citizen of the French Republic, Martin Rian,
was detained on December 4 on suspicion of committing an act under
Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan
(espionage).
"The allegations of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
of France about the unjustified detention of a French citizen have
no grounds. This statement is a distortion of reality, another
attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan and the
process of legitimate investigation.
Later on, by court decision, a measure of restraint in the form
of detention for four months was chosen against him.
The Azerbaijani side, in taking measures against the French
citizen in question, fully complied with national legislation and
international obligations. Since the suspect's detention, the staff
of the consular department of the French Embassy had visited him
several times, and they were fully aware of the criminal case.
Furthermore, even though the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Azerbaijan had sent a note verbale to the French Embassy in
Azerbaijan to examine the cooperation of the person in question
with two employees of the French Embassy, the French side refused
to provide any explanations or cooperate in the investigation. In
this regard, the two embassy officials were declared persona non
grata by Azerbaijan.
"Once again, we urge the French side to stop interference in the
internal affairs of Azerbaijan and the mentioned investigative
actions," Hajizadeh said.
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