At the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev sharply criticized France, accusing it of colonial injustices in New Caledonia. Aliyev’s remarks led French Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher to withdraw from the summit, calling his statements “unacceptable.” Aliyev accused France of human rights abuses, referencing recent protests in New Caledonia, and denounced French …
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