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France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan, accuses Baku of 'damaging' ties

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev attends the 16th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit in Tashkent. A handout photograph taken on November 9, 2023, © Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office, AFP

France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship.

President Emmanuel Macron received ambassador Anne Boillon in Paris to discuss the issue, the foreign ministry said in a statement, accusing Azerbaijan of continuing "in recent months unilateral actions damaging to the relationship between our two countries". 

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