France has declared two employees of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris persona non grata in a move of "reciprocity," the Foreign Ministry said on December 27. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on December 26 declared two employees of the French Embassy in Baku persona non grata over "conduct that is not compatible with their diplomatic status." The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement it "categorically denies" the allegations, noting it had summoned Azerbaijan's ambassador "to communicate these elements."
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