|
Trending Topics
|
Shi'ite Azerbaijan's Historic Speech at AIPAC
(Jerusalem Post) Benjamin Weinthal - On Sunday, Samir Sharifov, the Azerbaijani finance minister, addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference. The minister of the majority Shi'ite country told AIPAC: "Cooperation with Israel is not limited to oil supply, we are interested in widening cooperation in defense and transfer of technology." Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the U.S., told the Jerusalem Post that there is "no reason to hide it [relations with Israel]. Our relationships are always transparent and positive and based on mutual interests. They are never against anybody else." Azerbaijan borders Turkey, Russia and Iran. For Suleymanov, "Radicalsim begins from anti-Semitism because what is bad for the Jews will spread to others. Azerbaijan is proud that we have never had any anti-Semitism in our history."