Azerbaijani Speaker calls France’s resolution “biased and unfair”
Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova has said that the resolution adopted by France’s National Assembly on November 30 is "biased and unfair".
She made the remarks during the plenary session of parliament on December 2, Report informs.
According to her, the resolution targets Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and disrespects international law norms.
"We strongly reject the resolution and consider this step as political hypocrisy,” Gafarova remarked.
To recap, the French National Assembly adopted an anti-Azerbaijani resolution on November 30.
All 256 deputies of the lower house of the French Parliament voted for the resolution.
On November 15, the Senate, the upper house of the French parliament, also adopted a resolution calling for the imposition of sanctions against Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry strongly rejected the latest resolution as yet another provocation of France against Azerbaijan.