Azerbaijan, France
Paris and Baku rekindle strategic dialogue as Middle East crisis escalates

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot telephoned his Azerbaijani counterpart on 3 March 2026.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot telephoned his Azerbaijani counterpart on 3 March 2026. © Thibault Camus/Pool/AFP
The Iran conflict has spurred France and Azerbaijan to resume talks at the highest level. Tehran's northern neighbour, which has been Mossad's rear base in the region for many years, has so far been largely overlooked, or miraculously spared, by Iranian reprisals. [...]
Reading time 2 minutes Pierre Gastineau

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