Pecresse Trip to Karabakh Sparks Diplomatic Scandal Between France and Azerbaijan

The address of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to French presidential candidate Valerie Pécresse caused a diplomatic row between Paris and Baku. The French Foreign Minister admitted that he had no information about Pekress’s trip to Khankendi, but condemned Aliyev’s statements. In turn, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a response statement. The trip of the French presidential candidate from the “Republicans” party Valerie Pécresse to the part of Karabakh, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed, led to a diplomatic scandal between France and Azerbaijan. Immediately after that trip, the French ambassador to Baku was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign…