Baku, Azerbaijan, June 8
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
Israel has no better ally than Azerbaijan in terms of economic and military capability in the region, an article published by Jewishpress said.
"Trade between Israel and Azerbaijan now totals $4 billion annually, the highest figure for Israel's business with any of the now-independent countries that were part of the former Soviet Union," the article said.
Azerbaijan has an optimal ally in Israel with regard to the development of its weaponry and surveillance technology. In addition, Israel and Azerbaijan are quite familiar with conflict among neighboring countries, and dominant regional powers, the article said.
The development of Israel's relationship with Azerbaijan proves that what truly divides Middle-Eastern nations is whether they have fundamentalist ideologies or not. Azerbaijan is 85 percent Shia Muslim, evidence that not all Shiites prefer Iran as the regional hegemon, the article said.
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