Azerbaijan Rules Out Role in Military Action Against Iran

[A.Rahman]

Azerbaijan Rules Out Role in Military Action Against Iran

Azerbaijan definitely will not assist or take part in any military action against neighboring Iran, the Caspian nation’s President Ilham Aliyev said April 26 in Washington.
“Azerbaijan, of course, will not be engaged in any kind of potential operations against Iran ... It’s time to stop speculating on this issue,” Aliyev told a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank, when asked if U.S. forces were using Azerbaijan as a base for flight or land surveillance of Iran.
“We have a bilateral agreement with Iran, which clearly says that the territories of our countries cannot be used for any danger towards each other,” he said.
Aliyev is scheduled to meet with President George W. Bush at the White House on April 28. He also is expected to have meetings with Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during his three-day stay.
Bush repeatedly has said that although the United States is working hard to find a diplomatic solution to the Iran crisis, “all options are on the table.”
A former Soviet republic in the Caucasus, Azerbaijan has vast oil resources and is strategically located north of Iran. Nearly 40 percent of Iran’s population is made up of Azeris of Turkic origin.
Aliyev called for a peaceful solution of the crisis on Iran, which is being accused by the United States of developing nuclear weapons. “At this moment, I think the best is to concentrate on the possible negotiating solutions of the nuclear program of Iran,” he said. “Azerbaijan wants to remain an island of stability in the region.”
Aliyev said Azerbaijan had proved its willingness for military cooperation with the United States by sending troops to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo. U.S. forces also are using an Azerbaijani base as a transit point for Afghanistan.
Some analysts here suggest that Aliyev, whose country borders Russia and Iran, feels a need to follow a balanced public policy on sensitive matters.
“It’s possible that he could opt for a deniable support for the United States, because an open support would bring consequences,” said Bulent Aliriza, an Azerbaijan specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank here.

 

[EagleEyes]

"We have a bilateral agreement with Iran, which clearly says that the territories of our countries cannot be used for any danger towards each other,” he said.

I dont know about you guys, but i believe this agreement is awesome. China and Pakistan should follow and sign the same agreement, it will be in trust of both countries. Afghanistan will remain a problem for both China and Pakistan since Uncle Sam have created his base there already!

 

[Bull]

I dont know about you guys, but i believe this agreement is awesome. China and Pakistan should follow and sign the same agreement, it will be in trust of both countries. Afghanistan will remain a problem for both China and Pakistan since Uncle Sam have created his base there already!

Such treaties are only good till the relationships are good.There is no court where u can go and complain if the other party breaks it.

 

[Neo]

Azerbaijan is Iran's neighbor with historical ties, they even speak Persian!
I'm realy curious which countries in the region would support a US led military actions.
Azerbaijan is out, dodn't count on Pakistan either and Turkmenistan doesn't have beef with Iran.

Any Arab neighbor maybe??

 

[Bull]

Azerbaijan is Iran's neighbor with historical ties, they even speak Persian!
I'm realy curious which countries in the region would support a US led military actions.
Azerbaijan is out, dodn't count on Pakistan either and Turkmenistan doesn't have beef with Iran.

Any Arab neighbor maybe??

Why wud they require any extra support.they have iraq and afghanistan on the east and est and entire gulf on the south.Thats more than enough they neednt open up nay extra front

 

[Shusha]

Azerbaijan is Iran's neighbor with historical ties, they even speak Persian!
I'm realy curious which countries in the region would support a US led military actions.
Azerbaijan is out, dodn't count on Pakistan either and Turkmenistan doesn't have beef with Iran.

Any Arab neighbor maybe??

As an Azerbaijani from Baku, I can tell you we dont speak Persian, not even remotely. We have our own language - Azerbaijani - spoken by 45 million people throughout the world. 9 million in Azerbaijan and 30 million in Iran...

 

[Hussein]

Azerbaijan is Iran's neighbor with historical ties, they even speak Persian!
I'm realy curious which countries in the region would support a US led military actions.
Azerbaijan is out, dodn't count on Pakistan either and Turkmenistan doesn't have beef with Iran.

Any Arab neighbor maybe??

they are turk people. long history of persia and turkey ... turk people made dinasties of kings in Iran.

the other arab countries they didn't have a fair behavior with Iran
Emirates are making a hell nowadays and asked China (who accepted ) to say the three islands are belonging to them.
there is a long long way before a good relation with arabs but it needs so , for Islam and all of us.

Iraq is different. After the war we need and want so much the good relations.
Pasban > salam, i liked so much this story:
for non persian speaking: a bassij saved iraqi soldier from being killed after he was sevrely injured during the war and by luck they met in Canada
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