“As part of consultations with regional leaders, I spoke with President Ilham Aliyev and expressed our support and solidarity to him following the Iranian strikes on his country.”

French President Emmanuel Macron wrote about this on his X account, The Caspian Post reports.

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The head of state also thanked Azerbaijan for its assistance in facilitating the evacuation of French citizens.

“I also took this opportunity to reiterate our support for the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as our desire to continue our bilateral dialogue with Baku on a more solid basis,” Macron added.