  Politicians in Baku exaggerate their country's role for the regionJune 20, 2009 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Azeri politicians' statements about their country's role in the region sometimes sound exotic enough," Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Iran's influence upon Azerbaijan is not so strong as commented by media. The thing is that Baku exaggerates its role for Israel, claiming that 20% of Israel's gas supply comes from Azerbaijan.Azeri political scientist Vafa Guluzade had previously announced that his country was still under Iran's strong influence. "This is why we don't have an embassy in Israel and Azerbaijani leadership has not so far visited Tel Aviv. Nonetheless, I have to say that 20% of oil supplied to Israel is Azerbaijani oil," Guluzede reported Azerbaijani media.   Top stories 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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
