The primary Congress on French Colonization commenced at the moment in Baku, supported by the Folks’s Union for the Freedom of Guadeloupe and the Baku Initiative Group. The 2-day occasion gathers leaders from over 15 political events and independence actions from Corsica, Melanesia, Polynesia, the Caribbean, and Antilles. Delegates from Dutch colonies Bonaire and Saint Martin are taking part as visitors of honor.
The congress goals to coordinate methods and foster a unified platform to fight French colonialism, with representatives sharing efficient practices and techniques for self-determination. Discussions are anticipated to focus on the quite a few crimes and unlawful actions dedicated by the French authorities towards indigenous populations in its colonies.
The Baku Initiative Group, established through the ministerial assembly of the Non-Aligned Motion in Baku in July 2023, declared the struggle towards colonialism. The group has organized round 15 worldwide conferences, together with important occasions on the UN headquarters in New York, Geneva, and Vienna.
Jean-Jakob Bisep, Secretary-Basic of the Folks’s Union for the Freedom of Guadeloupe, thanked the Azerbaijani authorities for internet hosting the congress. “Azerbaijan is taking daring steps. That is the primary time we’ve held such an occasion in Baku with the help of the Baku Initiative Group below the UN umbrella,” Bisep mentioned. He emphasised the significance of elevating international consciousness about colonialism and mobilizing worldwide help to stress France.
New Caledonia’s International Minister Mikael Forrest pressured the necessity for a unified political technique. “We have to strengthen our platforms and maintain discussions. The Baku Initiative Group has given us the chance to return collectively and take into consideration future platforms. We have to discover our place within the new world order,” Forrest said.
Maria Saliga, a New Caledonian Member of Parliament, recalled the long-term struggling attributable to France’s nuclear exams in Polynesia. “France is a terrorist state. It continues to rule areas it refuses to free,” Saliga declared, condemning the current unlawful arrests of independence motion members in New Caledonia.
Abbas Abbasov, Govt Director of the Baku Initiative Group, introduced help for households of political prisoners and scholarships for younger individuals from French colonies to review in Azerbaijan. “Beginning this 12 months, younger individuals from these areas can profit from this scholarship,” Abbasov said, reaffirming the group’s dedication to aiding these affected by colonial insurance policies.
The congress is predicted to conclude tomorrow with a declaration outlining the following steps within the struggle towards French colonialism and the promotion of self-determination for affected territories.
