In a statement, BIG described the initiative as one-sided, provocative, and politically motivated. According to the statement, the actions of those supporting the initiative cannot be regarded as an independent expression of the political will of the Corsican people. The Baku Initiative Group noted that under Article 2 of the French Constitution, French remains the only official language of the Republic. It added that French judicial authorities annulled provisions recognizing Corsican and French as languages of debate in the Corsican Assembly and as working languages of the Corsican Executive. The Baku Initiative Group emphasized that it distinguishes between the Corsican people and those who, in its view, serve the interests of the French government by prioritizing political loyalty to Paris over Corsica's national interests.