The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that two employees of the French Embassy in Azerbaijan were declared persona non grata.
"France has noted Azerbaijan's decision to declare persona non grata to two representatives of the diplomatic staff of the French Embassy in Azerbaijan and categorically denies the claims by which Azerbaijan justified its decision.
As a response, France declared persona non grata to two employees of the Azerbaijani Embassy in France. Today, the Azerbaijani ambassador to France was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to be informed about this," the message states.