Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has pledged support to France’s overseas territories, including New Caledonia and the Comoros Islands, in their aspirations for independence, according to Reuters. Azerbaijan’s leader made this statement during a speech at a media forum, just days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris. “We will support you until you are free,” Aliyev declared, referring to the French territories, which he said remain under the influence of colonialism. The President of Azerbaijan noted that some countries are still suffering from it. “The Comoros islands, Mayotte …