BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 6. The leading global
media outlets have widely covered Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev’s interview with the local TV channels, Trend reports.
In his interview, President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the
country’s position regarding its participation in the peacekeeping
operations in the Gaza Strip, saying that Azerbaijan had never
engaged in combat operations, and that he is not considering any
participation in combat operations outside of Azerbaijan.
“Regarding the possibility of participating in actions in the
Middle East, we were surprised by the statement of the US
Ambassador to the UN, who claimed that Azerbaijan had given its
consent. We did not give our consent, and we informed the US
administration through diplomatic channels that such false
statements are unacceptable and create a false impression. Perhaps
there was an attempt to lure others into the process by saying
Azerbaijan had agreed; I do not rule that out, but if so, it is
absolutely unacceptable. We compiled a questionnaire of more than
20 questions and submitted it to the American side. Until these
questions are clarified, no participation by Azerbaijan in any
mission is envisioned,” the president said.
The President also highlighted the strategic alliance with
Türkiye, enhancing the relations with the Turkic states,
implementation of the Zangezur Corridor, normalization of relations
with Armenia, as well as other global developments.
The outlets covering the interview included “resonancdaily.com”,
“bpn.ge”, “interpress.ge”, “qafqazturk.com”, “aktual.ge”,
“24news.ge”, “realnews.ge” (Georgia), “US News”, “The
Straitstimes”, “Econotimes” “Global Banking and Finance” (U.S.),
Reuters (UK), the Arab media outlets “Asharq Al-Awsat,” “Al-Quds
Al-Arabi”, “Al-Dustur,” “Al-Shorouk,” as well as leading Turkish,
Israeli, Irani, Pakistani and Indian media.