Azerbaijan’s Overseas Ministry on Friday denied as “utterly baseless” worldwide media reviews that Israeli army and intelligence personnel allegedly operated from its territory throughout the ongoing Iran warfare.
The ministry’s spokesperson and head of media, Aytan Hajizada, instructed Euronews on Friday that it “categorically rejects the precise allegations talked about within the article.”
“Azerbaijan has by no means supplied its territory for malicious acts in opposition to third international locations, together with Iran,” he confused.
Requested if Baku would examine the allegations, Hajizada mentioned: “If somebody can present some proof, we are able to contemplate it.”
He added that Azerbaijan’s territory “can not and can by no means be used in opposition to third events, together with neighboring and pleasant international locations.”
“Azerbaijan has at all times carried out a balanced international coverage based mostly on good neighborly relations, and on the identical time, our partnership with Israel has at all times been good in multi-disciplinary and multi-vector fields,” Hajizada mentioned.
He added: “Now we have additionally developed cooperation in a number of areas with the Iranian aspect, the Israeli aspect, and all regional international locations.” “Azerbaijan has at all times carried out a balanced international coverage based mostly on mutual understanding and cooperation and based mostly on nationwide pursuits.”
The report, which is claimed to be from an nameless supply, has not been confirmed by both Azerbaijan or Israel. No unbiased proof supporting this report has been publicly introduced.
Euronews has contacted the Israeli authorities for remark.
Azerbaijan shares a 700-kilometre border with Iran and has persistently said that it’s going to not permit its territory for use in opposition to neighboring international locations.
Tensions between Baku and Tehran within the Iran warfare have been preceded by an Iranian drone assault on Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan enclave on March 5, hitting the terminal at Nakhchivan Worldwide Airport and touchdown close to a college within the village of Shakalabad, injuring 4 civilians.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev known as it a “terrorist act” and known as for an apology and accountability. Tehran has denied accountability and mentioned it might examine.
Azerbaijan withdrew its diplomatic employees from Iran the day after the airstrike and progressively normalized relations within the weeks that adopted.
Baku has maintained shut financial and safety ties with Israel because the Nineties.
