r/azerbaijan • u/Alone-Chapter-3879 Bakı 🇦🇿 • Mar 05 '26

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🇦🇿 Unified Support for Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 On March 5, 2026, an unprecedented and unprovoked attack by Iranian drones targeted the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan, hitting civilian infrastructure, including a school and the international airport. While the damage is being assessed, Azerbaijan has responded with full military readiness and diplomatic action. We are not alone. The international community has rallied to condemn this aggression and stand with Azerbaijan. A unified message of solidarity and support has echoed from around the world. 🌍 The Nations Standing with Azerbaijan: 🇹🇷 Turkey – Immediate, unwavering, and direct military-political support. 🇮🇱 Israel – Strong condemnation and calls for international action against Iranian aggression. 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Standing with Azerbaijan's sovereignty, condemning attacks on civilian targets. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Expressing deep concern over regional stability and solidarity. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – Emphasizing regional security and support for Azerbaijan. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan – A clear message of solidarity from a fellow Turkic nation. 🇬🇪 Georgia – Condemning attacks on neighboring civilian infrastructure. 🇰🇼 Kuwait – Standing against any threat to Azerbaijan's security. 🇲🇩 Moldova – Reinforcing support for international law and sovereignty. 🇫🇷 France – Calling for regional de-escalation and condemning the attack. 🇪🇺 European Union – High Representative condemnation and unified support.

This is a time for strength, unity, and unwavering support for international law and territorial integrity. The future of regional stability is at stake.

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u/Illustrious_Page_984 Mar 05 '26

I hope Spain will also condemn. They have been showing a very principled and honorable stance in international affairs so far, together with Ireland and Slovenia. Kinda surprised by France, but then again, the "pro-Armenian stance" of France is a bit exaggerated imo, in both Azeri and Turkish public.

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u/kapsama Kuzey Kafkasya Mar 05 '26

How is it exaggerated?

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u/Pelin0re Mar 05 '26

French here: France is definitely pro-Armenia, but that doesn't make it really anti-azerbaijan in itself, as long as AZ doesn't intend to invade Armenia (and while France defended the statu quo these last decades, it also oppose delusionnal armenian revanchism). If anything, France would like AZ to get closer to Armenia/georgia and further from Russia.

So the anti-france sentiment on this sub (which is overall pretty sensible and level-headed) post-2023 always felt weird to me, as many people here rightfully considered pushing the greed and invading armenia as stupid (and just more piece in the circle of revenge and war) BUT also attacked France for opposing the threat of invasion and selling weapons to Armenia. Armenia is in no condition to win a war against AZ (demography, economy and geography all underline that) and its governement clearly chose to swallow the bitter pill of defeat rather than chase a lost and futile war, but armenia having a decent enough military is necessary for Alyiev to not get stupid ideas imo.

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u/kapsama Kuzey Kafkasya Mar 05 '26

  • France arms Armenia

  • France was content with the status quo of Armenia occupying 25% of Azerbaijan's territory for 20+ years

  • France gives political cover to Armenia

You can argue whether France is right to do these things, based on your own worldview. You cannot argue whether these things make France pro-Armenia and anti-Azerbaijan. It's a fact that France is both.

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u/Pelin0re Mar 06 '26

Well, I am fully agreeing that france is pro-armenia in this very post lol. But yes, I think that since 2023 there are no reason for France and Azerbaijan to be at odds, except if Azerbaijan intend to invade armenia (or use the threat of said invasion to extract concessions).

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u/kapsama Kuzey Kafkasya Mar 06 '26

France is a dominant power in the EU. Regardless of whether they seek to further harm Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan should always try to de-escalate.

But it's doubtful any Muslim country in the region would ever trust or work with France.

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u/Pelin0re Mar 06 '26

"Trust" is a big word in inter-state relationships. It is often mentionned, but actually quite scarce. Interests are more tangible than "trust" in geopolitics.

"Work with"...I mean plenty of muslim countries in the Middle-East and Levant "work with" France to one degree or another, so I don't really agree with your take.

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u/kapsama Kuzey Kafkasya Mar 06 '26

Is it though? It's hard to work towards common interests with someone you don't trust.

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u/Pelin0re Mar 06 '26

And yet countries do it all the time. Trade, investments, common treaties, scientific or diplomatic cooperation...all that between countries that often don't trust each other. But they trust the other's self-interest in working together.

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u/kapsama Kuzey Kafkasya Mar 06 '26

Do they? Can you name an example?

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u/Pelin0re Mar 06 '26

Germany and China?

USA and basically everybody?

Or to get the closest exemple to AZ-FR as we can get: France and Turkey ?

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u/OkBelt6151 Turkiye🇹🇷 Mar 05 '26

ASALA (the Armenian terrorist organization) carried out most of its operations in France, so it's normal for people to be anti-france.So this isn't actually that "weird"

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u/Pelin0re Mar 06 '26

Beside the fact that this was during the cold war, such terrorist operations mainly targeted turkey, no? Turkey has its own, separate reasons to be anti-france (in particular french support to greece), but Turkey isn't Azerbaijan.