The French Foreign Ministry stated on Wednesday that the decision to expel two diplomats from the Azerbaijani embassy was taken as a “measure of reciprocity,” adding that it also summoned the Azerbaijani ambassador in Paris on the same day.
The statement also read the ministry noted Azerbaijan’s earlier decision to declare two members of the French diplomatic staff in Baku “personae non grata.”
On Tuesday, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry declared two French diplomats persona non grata, saying their activities were “incompatible with their diplomatic status.”
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stated that it had summoned French Ambassador Anne Boillon as a sign of protest against the behaviour of the French mission staff.
Paris “categorically refutes the allegations presented by Azerbaijan to justify its decision.”
