The president of Azerbaijan has once again accused France.

“France, which is falsely presenting herself as a defender of human rights and international law, still interferes into domestic affairs of other countries,” said Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement, entitled “NAM: United and steadfast in confronting emerging challenges,” in Azerbaijani capital Baku.

Stating that the recent withdrawal of French troops from Mali and Burkina Faso once again demonstrated that outrageous neocolonialism policy of France in Africa is doomed to failure, Aliyev noted that, "Unfortunately, France is trying to impose the same ill practice in the region of South Caucasus by supporting Armenian separatism in Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, and by means of geopolitical rivalry, foreign military presence, and colonial policy of ‘Orientalism.’"

Aliyev noted that, "France even bans the Corsican language and does not accept the concept of ethnic minorities, and at the same time tries to present itself as a defender of Armenian minority in Azerbaijan. This is nothing but hypocrisy and double standards."