France ignores natural disasters in its overseas territories, Jose Martin Jean-Pierre, Secretary of the International Decolonization Front (Guadeloupe), told a press conference organized by the Baku Initiative Group today ahead of the international conference "Colonialism: Destruction of National-Religious Identity," Report informs.
"The French authorities declare that they will definitely help us in case of natural disasters. In addition, they repeatedly emphasize that only France can save us. But in reality, these words remain empty promises. This is just a formal gesture to calm us down," he said.