Agnes Pannier-Runacher PARIS: France’s Environment Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher decided on Wednesday to stay away from the COP29 global climate change conference in Baku after “unacceptable” attacks by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Aliyev had accused France 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 … Continue reading French minister shuns COP29 after jabs from Azerbaijan