阿塞拜疆指责巴黎不愿在双边关系中放弃针对巴库的‘对抗性’言论，并对本周初法国外交部长让-诺埃尔·巴罗的言论表示强烈不满。
Azerbaijan has accused Paris of being unwilling to abandon its “confrontational” rhetoric against Baku in bilateral relations, slamming remarks by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot earlier this week.
据阿塞拜疆外交部声明，官方通讯社阿塞塔克周三报道称，外交部发言人艾伊汉·哈吉扎德于周二指出，巴库‘强烈谴责’巴罗在经济合作与发展组织（OECD）活动上的发言。
Citing an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry statement, state news agency Azertac reported on Wednesday that ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizada said Tuesday that Baku “strongly” condemns Barrot’s remarks during an event of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
哈吉扎德表示：‘法国部长的种种指责表明，法方依然不愿在与阿塞拜疆的关系中摒弃对抗性言论。’
“The French Minister’s accusations against Azerbaijan demonstrate that the French side remains unwilling to abandon its confrontational rhetoric in relations with Azerbaijan,” Hajizada said.
对于所谓阿塞拜疆干涉新喀里多尼亚及其他法国海外领地民众争取权利的斗争的说法，哈吉扎德称其‘毫无事实依据’。他进一步指出：‘试图将那些对法国海外领地局势持有不同观点的人士描绘成外国干涉的工具，其实是为了掩盖当地民众的意愿与诉求。’
Hajizada described accusations that Azerbaijan interferes in the struggle of the peoples living in New Caledonia and other French overseas territories for their rights as “entirely unfounded.”“Attempts to portray parties holding differing views on developments in France’s overseas territories as instruments of foreign interference are aimed at overshadowing the will and concerns of the populations of these territories,” Hajizada further said.
他还强调，法国官员更应致力于在本国政策中切实贯彻民主、人权与法治原则。
He also argued that it would be “more appropriate" for French officials to focus on the “consistent application” of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in France’s own policies.
哈吉扎德最后呼吁：‘我们敦促法方停止对阿塞拜疆的无端指责，在国际关系中恪守相互尊重、主权平等以及不干涉他国内政的原则。’目前，法国官方尚未对哈吉扎德的言论作出回应。
“We call on the French side to put an end to unfounded allegations against Azerbaijan and to uphold the principles of mutual respect, sovereign equality and non-interference in internal affairs in international relations,” Hajizada added. French authorities have not yet commented on Hajizada's remarks.