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TURKISH AMBASSADOR CALLS ON BAKU FOR STRUGGLE AGAINST ISRAEL
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 26, 2011 - 12:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan called on Baku
to stand beside Ankara in its diplomatic struggle against Israel and
"reconsider" its relations with the Jewish State, a Persian-language
U.S.-based website reported on Sunday, September 25.
According to the report, Ambassador Hulusi Kilic said that Israel
should take into account "possible problems" with the oil pipeline
that crosses from Azerbaijan to Turkey, and also supplies oil to
Israel. He did not go into further details.
Responding to the Turkish ambassador's comments, the website quoted
Israel's Ambassador to Baku Michael Lavon Lotem as saying that
third-party interests should not be allowed to affect the strategic
relations between Jerusalem and Baku.
Azerbaijan has become an important strategic asset for Israel's
security and foreign affairs. In 2010, the trade between the two
countries totaled more than $2 billion - double than the trade between
Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Israel also supplies Azerbaijan advanced military equipment and helps
train its army. As part of the cooperation between the two states,
Israeli defense systems manufacturer Elbit Systems recently opened
an office in the former soviet republic, and is planning to build a
plant for the joint production of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Baku has yet to issue a response to the Turkish ambassador's remarks,
but the head of the Azeri Press Office told the local radio station
that Azerbaijan hopes the "crisis between Israel and Turkey ends soon,"
Ynetnews reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 26, 2011 - 12:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan called on Baku
to stand beside Ankara in its diplomatic struggle against Israel and
"reconsider" its relations with the Jewish State, a Persian-language
U.S.-based website reported on Sunday, September 25.
According to the report, Ambassador Hulusi Kilic said that Israel
should take into account "possible problems" with the oil pipeline
that crosses from Azerbaijan to Turkey, and also supplies oil to
Israel. He did not go into further details.
Responding to the Turkish ambassador's comments, the website quoted
Israel's Ambassador to Baku Michael Lavon Lotem as saying that
third-party interests should not be allowed to affect the strategic
relations between Jerusalem and Baku.
Azerbaijan has become an important strategic asset for Israel's
security and foreign affairs. In 2010, the trade between the two
countries totaled more than $2 billion - double than the trade between
Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Israel also supplies Azerbaijan advanced military equipment and helps
train its army. As part of the cooperation between the two states,
Israeli defense systems manufacturer Elbit Systems recently opened
an office in the former soviet republic, and is planning to build a
plant for the joint production of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Baku has yet to issue a response to the Turkish ambassador's remarks,
but the head of the Azeri Press Office told the local radio station
that Azerbaijan hopes the "crisis between Israel and Turkey ends soon,"
Ynetnews reported.