Azerbaijan, Baku, June 2 /Trend, M.Aliyev/
After the Israeli armed attack on humanitarian convoy, Azerbaijan has supported Turkey's position, and it proceeds from the statehood of Azerbaijan, the country's specific role in the Middle East and Muslim world, chairman of the Center for Political Innovation and Technology Mubariz Ahmedoglu.
According to him, while some Arab, Turkic-speaking countries were silent on this issue, the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan made a statement regarding this incident.
"Freedom Flotilla" consists of six vessels. There were about 600 human rights activists from Europe and Arab countries, including dozens of deputies on the board. The rally was organized by human rights activists from Ireland, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Algeria and Kuwait. They intended to bring 10,000 tons of humanitarian supplies, including medicines and construction materials to the Gaza Strip.
IDF Naval Forces intercepted six ships attempting to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip according to the orders of the political leadership. The ships were not allowed to enter the enclave, and break the naval blockade. According to the world media, about 19 people died during Israeli special operation. Israel confirmed that nine people died.
Regarding the future of the Middle East, Ahmedoglu said that the region is out of sight of the big powers such as USA, Europe, Russia, China. "On this backdrop, Israel is considered the leading country in the region, but Turkey tries to take control over ongoing processes, and this requires a year," said the head of the center.