I consider the recent stable thaw in the Turkish-Israeli relations to be a very positive sign, Azerbaijani MP Asim Mollazade said commenting on the resumption of the military and strategic cooperation between Turkey and Israel.
This cannot be otherwise, as both countries are strategic partners in the Middle East, Turkey is a NATO member and it fulfills wide functions of ensuring Israel's security. The long confrontation of these countries could have serious negative implications for such a dangerous region as the Middle East, Mollazade noted.
“Moreover, Turkey did not manage to get much sympathy among Arab states. In particular, when speaking to representatives of secular Arab countries, I often heard them saying that stiffening of Turkey's position toward Israeli had a negative impact on balance of powers in the region and complicated the dialogue with official
I think that the sharp anti-Israeli slant of the Turkish leadership was connected with elections in Turkey. The rating of the ruling party was rapidly declining and the initiated anti-Israeli rhetoric helped the powers get support of
“I would like to note that the Turkish-Israeli rapprochement has, undoubtedly, had a positive influence not only on the Middle East but also on the South Caucasus. Turkey continued its traditional policy of developing strategic partnership with Azerbaijan, aimed at implementing the planned economic and energy transportation projects. Ankara has resumed stiff pressure on Yerevan in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict. On the whole, I think the hard geopolitical moments for Azerbaijan are left behind,” Mollazade said.
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