Ambassador of France Anne Boillon has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
The French ambassador was handed a note of protest in connection with the dispatch of vehicles under the guise of "humanitarian cargo" in the direction of the Lachin border checkpoint accompanied by leaders of several French cities, including Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, and provocative statements against Azerbaijan voiced by these persons.
It was noted that these steps of the French side are not only direct interference in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan, but also an encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country protected by international law.
It was emphasized that such provocative actions are a tool of Armenia's deceitful and manipulative campaign, as well as another example of steps aimed at aggravating the situation in the region, encouragement of Armenia's revanchist position by France.
The Azerbaijani side regarded the demonstrative attempt to send cargoes without agreement and against its will to the internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan as a provocation and brought its strong protest to the attention of the opposite side.
The Azerbaijani side insistently demanded from France to stop the steps directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country protected by international law, as well as the steps threatening the fragile process of normalization in the region.
