Expert at the Center of Analysis of International Relations Matin Mammadli has prepared a report on the tensions in France-Azerbaijani relations following the Second Karabakh War. The report says that the rise in political and diplomatic friction between the two nations is evidently tied to actions undertaken by official Paris against Azerbaijan across various fronts, exhibiting characteristics akin to a hybrid conflict.
“After the Second Karabakh War, France’s strategic interests in the region, alongside a neo-imperialist agenda and the influence of well-established Armenian diaspora networks within the country, have driven official Paris to embrace an overtly Armenian-centric position. This stance, resembling a hybrid warfare strategy, encompasses various elements across multilateral domains within various international organizations and bilateral relations between France and Azerbaijan,” the report reads.
The report enlists the steps and initiatives taken by France against Azerbaijan within the framework of organizations such as the UN, the European Union, the European Parliament, OSCE, NATO, the International Organization of La Francophonie, and UNESCO. At the same time, the research includes a detailed overview of France’s activities against Azerbaijan on the bilateral track. According to the report, this anti-Azerbaijani stance by official Paris is consistent, systematic, and multifaceted, and it will wreak havoc not only on the bilateral agenda but also have detrimental impacts on the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process in the long run.
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