France is Legitimately Accusing Azerbaijan of New Caledonia Meddling, Unrest

The French government says it has ‘no doubt’ that Azerbaijan is ‘stirring tensions’ in New Caledonia. This is despite the vast geographical and cultural distance which separates the hydrocarbon-rich Caspian state and the French Pacific territory. Azerbaijan ‘vehemently rejects’ the accusation that it bears responsibility for the riots, which have led to the deaths of five people and rattled the government based in Paris. This is just the latest in a litany of tensions between Paris and Baku and neither is the first time that France has accused Azerbaijan of being ‘behind an alleged disinformation campaign’. The riots in New…