# France announces ‘normalisation’ process with Azerbaijan after Frenchman’s release

https://mins.news/en/item/72160

- euronews, 2026-09-24 11:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/france-announces-start-of-normalisation-process-with-azerbaijan-after-frenchman-released-f

> After Azerbaijan pardoned Martin Ryan under the multinational Usmanov deal, France said his release followed a “patient” dialogue with Baku and that it intends to continue those talks.

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