Coordination Council of Azerbaijanis in France protests Evian-les-Bains mayor's decision

The decision of the mayor's office of the French city of Evian-les-Bains to remove all signs related to the name "Azerbaijani Garden" in the city has caused indignation in the Azerbaijani community living in this country.

State Committee of Azerbaijan for Work with Diaspora told Caliber.Az that according to a statement sent to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Parliament, and the mayor's office of Evian-les-Bains on behalf of the Coordination Council of French Azerbaijanis, this action is an unacceptable incident and a flagrant violation of the mutual friendship and cooperation charter signed in 2015 between the Azerbaijani city of Ismayilli and the French city of Evian-les-Bains.

It is noted that on the basis of this Charter, the "Azerbaijani Garden" was launched in this city in 2017 and a statue of the famed Azerbaijani poetess, Khurshidbanu Natavan, a symbol of global women's independence, was placed in the park.

The Coordinating Council stressed that the decision of the Municipality contradicts Article L. 1115-1 of the Community Code, recalling that Azerbaijan and Armenia are already in the process of negotiating a peace treaty and that the town of Ismayilli has never been the subject of dispute between the two countries.