Azerbaijan had taken a position… Macron’s response to the news that they ‘vetoed Turkey’

French President Emmanuel Macron made a statement on the news that France rejected Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev’s request for Turkey to attend the Karabakh meeting held on the sidelines of the EU summit in Spain.

Azerbaijan had decided not to participate in the meeting to be held in Spain with Armenia, the EU, France and Germany because Turkey’s condition of participation was not accepted. Azeri press reported that Aliyev’s request was not accepted due to special efforts by France and Germany.

Statements by Macron and other French officials that they were “concerned about a possible attack by Azerbaijan against Armenia” following Azerbaijan’s operation in Karabakh and the withdrawal of Armenian separatist groups from the region also sparked reaction from Baku. Declaring his support for Armenia, the French leader openly criticized Turkey saying: “Today there is a Russia that is complicit with Azerbaijan, a Turkey that always supports these maneuvers and a (Azerbaijani) government that knows no borders and threatens Armenia’s border. “, he accused.

‘IT IS SAD THAT ALIYEV AND ERDOĞAN DID NOT PARTICIPATE’

In his statement at the summit in Spain yesterday, Macron rejected the news that he had vetoed Turkey’s participation in the meeting and said he was “sad” that Azerbaijani leader Aliyev and President Tayyip Erdoğan did not attend the summit. European Political Community (AST). .

Macron said: “France never has a veto position towards third countries”, and regarding the European Parliament’s calls for “sanctions to be imposed on Azerbaijan”, he said: “Now is not the time for sanctions. “We need to continue meeting with Azerbaijan to better protect Armenia,” he said.

Continuing his criticism of Azerbaijan, Macron said: “France has no problems with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has a problem with international law. “The EU will support Armenia to implement international law,” he said.