BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 30. Fighting colonialism worldwide remains one of the main challenges, Chairman of Azerbaijan's Parliamentary Committee on Defense, Security, and Anti-Corruption Ziyafat Asgarov said at a conference themed "French Polynesia's right to decolonization: challenges and prospects" in the Azerbaijani parliament on May 30, Trend reports.
He pointed out that French colonization lasted for centuries, and France abused the concepts of "justice" and "fraternity" to realize its intentions.
“The distance between Polynesia and France is 17,000 kilometers. What is France doing there? Why doesn’t it leave the inhabitants of Polynesia alone?” the MP also said.
According to Asgarov, the work on fighting colonialism in the world is already underway.
To note, heads and secretaries of commissions of the Parliament of French Polynesia (Mā'OHI Nui), as well as leading staff of the ruling Tāvini Party, have arrived in Azerbaijan on a visit.
The purpose of the four-day visit is to explore potential inter-parliamentary, economic, and humanitarian collaborations between Azerbaijan and French Polynesia, spanning various fields like science, education, sports, and health.
The delegation from French Polynesia's visit was extended at the invitation of the Baku Initiative Group, which focuses on addressing colonialism and its contemporary forms in the 21st century.
This visit aligns with the Cooperation Agreement between the Baku Initiative Group and the Tāvini Party, formalized during the "The Path to Decolonization: Consequences of Assimilation and its Implications for the Realization of Human Rights" international conference held at the UN Office in Vienna on April 30.
The Tāvini party has persistently advocated for the independence of French Polynesia over the years.
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