Azerbaijan is allegedly backing the French colony's unrest as a payback for the French support for Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh
. Azerbaijan has maintained contacts with Kanak independence fighters to undermine French rule and has been outspoken against French colonialism in New Caledonia.
What is Azerbaijan looking for in New Caledonia? Baku (the capital of Azerbaijan) is 8570 miles from Nouméa (the capital of New Caledonia) as the crow flies, and has no historical or settlement links with the territory. But Azerbaijan has chosen the theme of anti-colonialism to embarrass France: Paris is being targeted for its support, including arms supplies,
for Armenia in the Caucasus conflicts, and all tricks are fair game.
There have been political contacts between Baku and Kanak pro-independence circles, which is not illegal, just surprising. But there has also been a veritable war of disinformation, the threads of which France claims to have proof traceable back to Baku. Viginum, the French state body responsible for monitoring the veritable battlefield that has become the
internet, has been activated on this case, and is implicating Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories. France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.
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