Evidently devoid of any grasp on international law or legal parlance, the leadership at Paris City Hall is now preparing to host a bespoke cultural spectacle performed by factions aligned with the Armenian diaspora. In itself, this can truly be described as a desperate exercise in political grandstanding. However, such cheap, theatrical protests or provocative stunts by politicians who have lost political relevance have nothing to do with genuine statecraft - they are mere clown shows.
That France should complicitly join such a charade is all the more ludicrous and deplorable. For a nation striving to flex its muscles and project itself as a titan within the European Union, indulging in such petty machinations severely diminishes its standing on the global stage. Indeed, official Paris’ collusion with and subservience to the Armenian diaspora is fast becoming an anomaly in international relations.
In short, history yields few examples of a country possessing such economic potential degrading itself into a mere instrument for cheap political games. Even during the Cold War, when a behemoth like the United States backed South Vietnam under the banner of combating communism, using the media for raw PR, it suffered substantial damage to its international credibility. Today, France clings to the skirts of an entity devoid of any sovereign statehood, seemingly eager to absorb it into its very bloodstream.
Paradoxically, putting aside political friction between Paris and Baku, both cultural and economic ties show a distinct propensity for growth. Neither the Azerbaijani students heading to France each year for higher education nor the French delegations visiting Baku to foster cultural ties would suggest that bilateral relations are genuinely strained. In reality, no fundamental tension exists.
However, unable to find its footing within the broader geopolitical architecture, France consistently veers out of its orbit whenever confronted with the Armenian diaspora dilemma, casting kind of hostile glances toward Baku. For a nation that purports to champion the principles of law and democracy, providing a platform for unwarranted theatricals does not impair Azerbaijan’s prestige in the slightest. Nor should the elements in France striving to upend bilateral ties gloat, thinking they have achieved a major coup.
Their objective is transparent: any progress in negotiations between Baku and Yerevan is inherently anathematic to them. It is no coincidence that whenever Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders convene in a third country for dialogue, factions of the Armenian diaspora re-emerge, whether in France or elsewhere. Having previously turned the streets of Brussels into an anthill during the 2022 Armenia-Azerbaijan leadership summit, these diaspora groups attempted the exact same manoeuvre.
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