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Azerbaijan sues French reporters who called it 'dictatorship'

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:18:28 +0200

A court will today hear an unprecedented defamation lawsuit by Azerbaijan against two French journalists in a case that critics describe as an attempt by the ex-Soviet republic to “export its censorship to France."

France tries to settle Karabakh dispute

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:07:00 +0100

French President François Hollande held talks with leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday as Europe makes a fresh push to end the festering conflict over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.

Total announces major gas find in Caspian

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:50:00 +0200

French oil giant Total said on Friday it had found a major gas field in the Caspian sea off the coast of Azerbaijan.