Russia may try to isolate Georgia and Azerbaijan in the issue of energy use, said former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza in an interview with a Georgian version of the Voice of America.
On the question of the impact on Georgia and the South Caucasus of the improvement of the relations between Russia and Turkey, Bryza said he does not expect a direct impact on Georgia.
“I'm more concerned about the issue of energy resources, with which Russia could try to isolate Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The purpose of the pipeline Turkish Stream is delivery of Russian gas to the EU and a reduction in investment in the energy sphere of Azerbaijan. In my view, it is part of Russia's strategy, which is aimed at strengthening the influence in Georgia and Azerbaijan,” said Bryza. -02D-
Politics
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called President of the United States Donald Trump on 25 November.
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Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist Azer Gasymly has been summoned to the Main Police Department of Baku at 16:00 today. He wrote about it in facebook.
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Adalyat Verdiyev, the head of the civil defense staff at the public legal entity Center for Public Health and Reform under the Ministry of Health, and a military expert, has been arrested. On November 22, during a media tour to the liberated territories, Verdiyev filmed and published information and images on his social media accounts revealing Azerbaijani Armed Forces' combat positions in the heights, deployment sites, coordinates, and operational conditions of the border troops. This disclosure caused significant damage to the interests of state security and defense capability. This was stated in a report from the General Prosecutor’s Office.
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On Monday, the Baku Appeals Court considered the appeal of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov against the extension of his detention for another four months. The defense argued that the decision to extend Abilov's detention was unjustified, lawyer Fariz Namazly told reporters.
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