France shuns Cop29 over Azeri comments on New Caledonia, colonialism
France's Environment Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher will stay away from the Cop29 global climate change conference in Baku after 'unacceptable' attacks by Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev. France will stay away from the climate talks taking place in the Azeri capital after Ilham Aliyev accused Paris of crimes and human rights violations in overseas territories including New Caledonia in the South Pacific, where 13 people have been killed this year in protests that broke out in May ove .