BAKU: Mamedyarov leaves for Israel for getting support; experts doub

Azadlig: Mamedyarov leaves for Israel for getting support; experts
doubt in success of the visit

19:19 22/04/2013 » REGION

Visit of Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov to Israel
became a subject of various debates. According to the newspaper
“Azadlig”, Foreign Minister’s visit to the country, where it does not
have even an embassy, looks strange. There is no embassy because of
the inexpediency regarding tensions between Iran and Israel. In
addition, the head of the press service of the Foreign Ministry Elman
Abdullayev in connection with the visit of Minister to Israel stated
that no official documents will be signed.

According to the newspaper, Mammadyarov leaves for Israel because of
the complicated relations between the West and the ruling regime in
Azerbaijan. “The Azerbaijani authorities asked for help from Israel
for alleviating the pressure of the West and ensuring the
normalization of bilateral relations.

Especially after the statements pronounced on Baku by the
representative of U.S. State Department Thomas Melia, the Azerbaijani
authorities realized that they need Israel’s help. The statement of
the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry regarding the fact that Azerbaijan,
as a member of the UN, is closely monitoring the developments in the
Middle East and cannot remain indifferent serves for a diversion.
However, experts believe that the visit may be unsuccessful, taking
into consideration the revelatory articles about the ruling regime of
Azerbaijan in leading Israeli mass media,” Azadlig writes.

Source: Panorama.am

From: Baghdasarian