Aliyev: Criticism of colonial policy is unrelated to ties with France

Azerbaijan's stance on events in France's overseas territories has no relevance to bilateral relations with Paris, President Ilham Aliyev stated in his speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum themed "The Mission of Media in Promoting Peace: Restoring Truth and Rebuilding Trust," Report informs.

"This has no relevance to our bilateral relations with France. I hope my message will be received correctly and will be heard in Paris as well. Because today we are striving for the normalization of our relations with France. They criticize us, we criticize them. This is not an attack, these are working relations. Between two sovereign countries. Both countries are equal. Neither is superior to the other in any matter. However, criticizing and expressing concerns is a normal matter," the president added.