France warns its citizens to travel to Azerbaijan only if absolutely necessary

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS. France has issued a travel advisory, urging its citizens to travel to Azerbaijan only if absolutely necessary due to "the risk of arrest, arbitrary detention, and unfair trials," according to a statement from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This warning follows the recent arrests of two French nationals, Martin Ryan and Clerc Théo Hugo, in Azerbaijan. Ryan faces charges of espionage, while Hugo was detained following an incident in the Baku Metro. Paris had earlier advised its citizens to avoid travel to Azerbaijan due to these developments.