The French municipality of Evian-les-Bains (Évian city) decided to remove all inscriptions mentioning the “Park of Azerbaijan” within its city.
The “Park of Azerbaijan” opened in 2017 as part of a cooperation agreement Évian city signed with the Azerbaijani city of Ismayilli in 2015.
On December 18, Evian’s Opposition representatives demanded the municipal council officially remove all inscriptions mentioning “Park of Azerbaijan” in the city.
Their demand was motivated by Azerbaijan’s military attack and invasion of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in September 2023 and the fact that Azerbaijan is ruled by a Dictator in, Ilham Aliyev.
Évian’s Mayor, Josiane Lei, said all mentions of the “Park of Azerbaijan” have already been removed.
Évian-les-Bains (Évian) is a commune in Eastern France, by the border with Switzerland. It is located in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Évian is a high-market holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Over the centuries, it has been visited by royalty, such as Kings Edward VII and George V of the United Kingdom and King Farouk of Egypt, and celebrities, such as Countess Anna de Noailles and Marcel Proust.
The town is home to Évian mineral water, which adds significantly to the economy, together with the Casino d’Evian, the largest themed casino in Europe, and the Evian Royal Resort.
