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AZERI MP: AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY SHOULD FIGHT AGAINST TERROR TOGETHER
Today's Zaman
Nov 8 2012
Turkey
Azerbaijani MP Faraj Guliyev, who is also the chairman of the country's
National Revival Movement, has said that Azerbaijan should join forces
with Turkey to fight against terrorism.
"The Azerbaijani military should team up with Turkish troops to
fight terrorism," Guliyev said in a talk with the Turkish state-owned
Anatolia news agency.
Commenting on bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan as
well as political and military developments, Guliyev said it is time
for Turkish-Azerbaijani ties, or even relations across the Turkic
world, to move from the economic and cultural spheres into the areas
of politics and the military.
Azerbaijan and Turkey are already cooperating militarily, as the
Turkish Armed Forces support the modernization, organizational
structure and military education of the Azerbaijani army under NATO
standardization. "If that is the case, then why shouldn't we establish
a military union and fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers'
Party [PKK]? Turkish troops have enough power in this struggle, but
our involvement would solidify our partnership. If a war breaks out in
Nagorno-Karabakh one day, Turkish soldiers might be involved in its
liberation. We can later develop this union into a military bloc,"
Guliyev said.
Nagorno-Karabakh is an Azerbaijani territory that is currently
controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists with the support of the
Republic of Armenia as it was occupied by Armenian forces under the
command of Serzh Sarksyan, now the president of Armenia, in a bloody
six-year war (1988-1994) that left 30,000 dead and nearly a million
displaced.
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 to show its solidarity
with Azerbaijan and says it will not open the border or begin any
process for a normalization of relations until the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict is peacefully settled and the internally displaced people
return to their homeland.
Guliyev also noted that Azerbaijan can come up with a common Eurasia
bloc together with Turkey and other Turkic states in the areas of
politics, economy and military, adding that the Turkic states should
be urged to make solid steps in the military sphere.
According to Guliyev, military cooperation between Turkey and
Azerbaijan has advanced since 2007. "However, this collaboration
should be transformed, legally and boldly, into a joint military unit
encompassing all areas," Guliyev said.
Today's Zaman
Nov 8 2012
Turkey
Azerbaijani MP Faraj Guliyev, who is also the chairman of the country's
National Revival Movement, has said that Azerbaijan should join forces
with Turkey to fight against terrorism.
"The Azerbaijani military should team up with Turkish troops to
fight terrorism," Guliyev said in a talk with the Turkish state-owned
Anatolia news agency.
Commenting on bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan as
well as political and military developments, Guliyev said it is time
for Turkish-Azerbaijani ties, or even relations across the Turkic
world, to move from the economic and cultural spheres into the areas
of politics and the military.
Azerbaijan and Turkey are already cooperating militarily, as the
Turkish Armed Forces support the modernization, organizational
structure and military education of the Azerbaijani army under NATO
standardization. "If that is the case, then why shouldn't we establish
a military union and fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers'
Party [PKK]? Turkish troops have enough power in this struggle, but
our involvement would solidify our partnership. If a war breaks out in
Nagorno-Karabakh one day, Turkish soldiers might be involved in its
liberation. We can later develop this union into a military bloc,"
Guliyev said.
Nagorno-Karabakh is an Azerbaijani territory that is currently
controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists with the support of the
Republic of Armenia as it was occupied by Armenian forces under the
command of Serzh Sarksyan, now the president of Armenia, in a bloody
six-year war (1988-1994) that left 30,000 dead and nearly a million
displaced.
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 to show its solidarity
with Azerbaijan and says it will not open the border or begin any
process for a normalization of relations until the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict is peacefully settled and the internally displaced people
return to their homeland.
Guliyev also noted that Azerbaijan can come up with a common Eurasia
bloc together with Turkey and other Turkic states in the areas of
politics, economy and military, adding that the Turkic states should
be urged to make solid steps in the military sphere.
According to Guliyev, military cooperation between Turkey and
Azerbaijan has advanced since 2007. "However, this collaboration
should be transformed, legally and boldly, into a joint military unit
encompassing all areas," Guliyev said.