ISRAEL SEEKING REGIONAL ALLY IN ITS STRUGGLE AGAINST IRAN
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.06.2009 14:27 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Israel is currently seeking a regional ally in a
struggle against Iran, and Azerbaijan can fulfill this role. This
is what accounts for the announced visit of Shimon Peres to Baku, an
expert at St. Petersburg Center for Middle East studies, historical
science candidate Alexander Sotnichenko told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter.
"Azerbaijan hasn’t yet decided on its position towards Iran and
Israel. This is what accounts for the visit of Peres and nervous
reaction of Iran. Oncoming Presidential elections in Iran will
determine further destiny of the country. It’s understandable that
international society’s attention is riveted on elections in Iran,"
Sotnichenko said.
He also emphasized that Iran remains the only independent state in
the Middle East, surrounded by USA’s allies, excluiding Armenia and
Azerbaijan. "Azerbaijan is considered a key regional state because
of its energy recourses. So everybody is trying to have Baku as their
ally," Russian expert stated.