A possible Turkey-Israel war would put Azerbaijan under pressure over oil exports, alliances and commercial commitments. Baku would need to protect its independence in setting trade terms.
REAL party leader Natig Jafarli says Turkey must choose where to focus its leadership ambitions and should not expect Arab states to accept Ankara as the Islamic world’s representative.
Azerbaijan’s National Academy of Sciences plans to convene a meeting to consider removing Ramiz Mehdiyev from full membership following his court verdict.
A Baku court sentenced former Presidential Administration chief Ramiz Mehdiyev to 14 years but suspended the prison term and ordered the confiscation of his property.
Azerbaijan says cumulative natural-gas deliveries have reached 131 billion cubic meters to Turkey, more than 66 billion to Europe and over 37 billion to Georgia.
Azerbaijani lawmaker Gaya Mammadov called on the European Union to back the TRIPP transport project, mine clearance and postwar reconstruction with practical assistance.
