Azerbaijan declares 2 French diplomats persona non grata; French ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry

French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Bouillon was summoned
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Azerbaijan reports.

The ambassador was informed that two employees of the French
embassy had been declared persona non grata for being engaged in activities
inconsistent with their diplomatic status.

They were demanded to leave Azerbaijan within 48 hours,
while the corresponding note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was given to
the French ambassador.