Azerbaijan is base for U.S. possible attack on IranJuly 10, 2007 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Presently, Azerbaijan is important for the United States as a strategic partner, political scientist Levon Melik Shahnazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. This first of all proves the U.S. interest in Azeri energy resources, according to him. "Azerbaijan is a bridgehead for the U.S. possible attack on Iran. And last but not least, the U.S. will exert every effort to prevent Baku from prolonging Russia's lease of the Gabala radar base after 2012," he noted adding that the U.S. military bases will be deployed in Azerbaijan sooner or later. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |