Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accuses France of pursuing a neocolonial policy and calls on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to recognise the country's colonial past
French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev after their meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Friday, July 20, 2018. / Photo: AP Archive
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused France of being one of the countries which continue their neocolonial policy. Speaking at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in the capital Baku, Aliyev urged on Wednesday French President Emmanuel Macron to apologise to the countries affected by French colonialism.
“Apologies to the millions of people whom his predecessors colonised, used as slaves, killed, tortured and humiliated. “It will not only be recognition of France's historical guilt, but will also help it overcome the consequences of the deep political, social and humanitarian crisis in which it found itself after the brutal murder of an Algerian teenager,” he said.
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