Macron fulfils his commitment in supporting separatists in Karabakh - opinion

- The latest situation in France and the emergence of deep cracks between the government and the people

- Protests against Macron's rule

- Human rights, racism, Islamophobia, as well as French colonial policy

Each of these listed aspects clearly reveals the picture of the French government. Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Azernews, the English-language newspaper published in Azerbaijan, political analyst Elnur Enveroglu touched on the topics in his comment to Israeli journalist Rachel Avraham.

AZERNEWS presents the published article.

Status of French Colonialism today

By Rachel Avraham

Azerbaijani journalist Elnur Enveroglu recently stated, “France’s colonial policy is the biggest disgrace of the 21st century. The fact is that the French state, which acts as the leading party for the democratization policy in Europe, is carrying out racism, violation of human rights, discrimination of language, and religion, both in New Caledonia and within the country, along with the colonial policy. For this reason, there is great strife and turmoil within France today.”

According to him, “Instead of regulating what is happening inside the country, French President Emmanuel Macron intervenes in the affairs of countries near or far from this country. For example, let us take a look at the South Caucasus or the unresolved negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Imagine that on the eve of the riots in France, he is looking for a remedy for the incurable pain of Armenia, which is 5,000 KM away, disrespecting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and even making inappropriate statements. Within these statements, France is on the verge of an economic recession.”

Enveroglu added: “I should note that serious protests against the French company Total Energy have started in Africa recently. It spread rapidly to other countries like a wave. Even France embraced Armenia so much that it seemed to want to say that it is willing to end cooperation with Azerbaijan, one of the leading countries in the South Caucuses in the economic field, for the sake of the Armenians. This might bring about the end of France.”

According to him, “By doing this, President Macron acts as if he is reporting to the Armenians and he has a kind of commitment to support separatists in Karabakh. This is probably the compensation of his debt to Armenian lobbyists after the presidential election.” However, he highlighted how this is not a wise policy: “Recently, Azerbaijan hosted the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku and France’s colonial policy was on the agenda of the conference. A Baku Initiative Group was formed against French colonialism. This decision was made following the event ‘towards the complete elimination of colonialism’ organized in Baku by the Center for Analysis of International Relations within the framework of the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. A document was adopted on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev.”

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