BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. Citing press reports, disrespectful actions have been performed against the heritage of Khurshidbanu Natavan (a 19th-century Azerbaijani poetess), Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis (Parliament) deputy Tural Ganjaliyev said, Trend reports.
He spoke at the plenary session of the Parliament.
He stated that those who are rearming Armenia in the hopes of inciting revanchist forces are doomed to failure.
"We regret that France, which earlier used Armenia as a tool of manipulation and thereafter, in the hands of the junta regime, attempted to create instability in Karabakh, now authorizes such activities against Azerbaijani culture, against Khurshidbanu Natavan, the icon of Karabakh, our culture," Ganjaliyev emphasized.
"Ironically, the headquarters of UNESCO are in France. And it's a shame. In general, while exposing France's retrograde agenda, we must likewise utilize our levers against it," the MP added.
The French municipality of Evian city (Évian-les-Bains), which signed a cooperation agreement with the Azerbaijani city of Ismayilli in 2015, has decided to remove all inscriptions mentioning "Park of Azerbaijan" in the French city.
The Park of Azerbaijan was opened in 2017 as part of a signed cooperation agreement.
Opposition representatives demanded the municipal council officially remove all inscriptions mentioning "Park of Azerbaijan" in the city a few days ago.
Evian Mayor Josiane Lei said that all mentions of the park have been removed.
According to French media, the city's recent decision is related to France's support for Armenia.
Moreover, there is a risk of the monument to Natavan being demolished. The monument was set up in 2017 within the framework of the same cooperation agreement.