Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused France of "destabilizing" the South Caucasus. What is more, in order to make accusations against France and Western countries, Baku is hosting the International Conference on “Decolonization: Women's Empowerment and Development,” whose participants were addressed by Aliyev. "France destabilizes not only its past and present colonies, but also our region, the South Caucasus, by supporting separatist tendencies and separatists. By arming Armenia, it implements a militaristic policy, encourages revanchist forces in Armenia, and prepares the ground for the start of new wars in our region. At the same time, France abuses its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to carry out its biased and prejudiced policy, engages in geopolitical intrigues in various regions, and tries to use Western organizations as a means of pressure on other states," Aliyev said in his message. Expanding the topic, Aliyev accused France of committing crimes all over the world.