Baku offers Ankara help against Kurds, wants support on Karabakh?November 9, 2012 - 21:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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, Today’s Zaman reported. “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, Turkish soldiers might be involved on Azeri side. We can later develop this union into a military bloc,” Guliyev said. 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,” he said. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. |