President: France must apologize for its colonial past and acts of genocide

Nearly 1.5 million Algerians were killed during genocidal French rule. Sculls of Algerian freedom fighters still are kept in Paris museum as war trophies.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said when addressing the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau in Baku, Azernews reports, citing Azertag.

The head of state described it as cynical and disgusting, adding: “We demand President Emmanuel Macron of France to hand over to Algeria the remains of its heroes”.

President Ilham Aliyev pointed out that France has to apologize for its colonial past and bloody colonial crimes and acts of genocide against NAM member countries in Africa, South-East Asia and other places.