Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev criticized the colonial policy of France
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev criticized the colonial policy of France
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said: "France, pursuing a hypocritical policy, is trying to show itself as a defender of national minorities in our region. We are also seeing the spread of racism and Islamophobia in France."
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that France has committed many crimes against humanity in the countries it invaded and colonized, and said: "We see that racism and Islamophobia have become widespread in France. The French authorities, who must fight against such alarming and dangerous trends, are trying to teach other countries and interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."
President Ilham Aliyev has sent a message to the participants of the international conference on "Neocolonialism: violation of human rights and injustice", held in Baku, the capital of the country.
In his message, read out by presidential adviser Hikmet Hajiyev, Aliyev stressed that it is regrettable that the policy of colonialism still continues in the 21st century.
Noting that Azerbaijan is very concerned about the continuation of colonialism and the emergence of new forms of colonialism in the modern world, Aliyev noted that France is one of the countries that continue colonialism.
Aliyev said that France has committed many crimes against humanity in the countries it invaded and colonized.
Stating that the French army killed hundreds of thousands of civilians, Aliyev noted that in the 20th century France conducted about 200 nuclear tests in Polynesia and 17 nuclear tests in Algeria, and that the consequences of these tests are still felt in these regions.
"The damage caused by nuclear tests in these regions should be determined, and France should pay compensation," Aliyev said.
Noting that during the 132-year period of occupation, France killed more than 1.5 million people in Algeria, Aliyev noted that the negative consequences of the French occupation are still felt in countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Djibouti, Nigeria, Chad, Senegal, Comoros, Vietnam and Haiti.
"France is one of the countries that use the most mines in the world,"
Aliyev said that France is also responsible for the genocide in Rwanda, and continued:
"France is one of the countries in the world that uses the most mines. In Algeria, they have installed more than 5 million mines. Algeria, like Azerbaijan, is one of the countries that suffer from mines. After France, Armenia is one of the countries that use the most mines. Due to the mines laid by Armenia on the territory of Azerbaijan, over the past 3 years, about 340 Azerbaijani citizens have become victims of mines. One of the reasons why France and Armenia are closely linked is the experience of both countries in the implementation of mine terrorism."
Stating that France has not changed its policy even after centuries and continues colonialism with new shameful methods, Aliyev touched upon human rights violations and problems faced by overseas French colonies.
Aliyev stated that France violated all the rights of local peoples in the regions colonized by it, and gave the following assessments:
"France, pursuing a policy of hypocrisy and double standards, is trying to portray itself as a defender of national minorities in our region. We are also seeing the spread of racism and Islamophobia in France. The French authorities, who must fight against such alarming and dangerous trends, are trying to teach other countries and interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Instead of apologizing for the atrocities committed, France, which should be ashamed of its bloody criminal colonial past, talks about imaginary ethnic cleansing in other countries. This country uses its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to pursue its biased and biased policy, conducts geopolitical intrigues in various regions."
Source: AA