Azerbaijan sends note to France, two employees of embassy declared persona-non-grata

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Anne Bouillon, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Report informs, citing MFA.

A serious objection was expressed due to the activities of two employees of the French Embassy, which are inconsistent with their diplomatic status and in conflict with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and it was brought to the attention of the French ambassador that they were declared "persona non-grata" (undesirable person) by the Azerbaijani government.

Those persons were requested to leave the territory of Azerbaijan within 48 hours, and the relevant note of protest from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was presented to the French ambassador.