BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Washington should
take lessons from Israel’s successful cooperation with Azerbaijan
to strengthen its ties with the country and enhance its influence
in Central Asia, wrote the founder and director of the Dona Gracia
Center for Diplomacy, political analyst, and journalist, Rachel
Avraham, Trend
reports.
In an article published in Israel’s popular outlet, Israel
National News, citing the prominent U.S. think tank Atlantic
Council, Avraham highlights the strategic importance of
Azerbaijan’s role in expanding the Abraham Accords and fostering
regional cooperation.
“Such a relationship could significantly benefit the US as the
region holds vast mineral and energy resources and serves as a key
transit route from Asia to Europe, bypassing Russia and Iran
through the Central Corridor,” it reads.
The article, titled “Azerbaijan and the Expansion of the Abraham
Accords,” also highlighted the recent meeting between Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The
discussions focused on the continuation and expansion of bilateral
cooperation, particularly Azerbaijan’s potential accession to the
“Abraham Accords,” a platform for peace and collaboration in the
Middle East.
Avraham emphasizes that Azerbaijan has been Israel’s most
reliable partner in the Muslim world over the past three decades,
underscoring its strategic importance to regional security. She
also references a recent study by the Begin-Sadat Center for
Strategic Studies, titled “How to Effectively Engage Azerbaijan in
Trump’s Regional Plans and Israel’s Interests: Practical
Recommendations,” which was recently published. The study argues
that Israel and pro-Israel forces in the United States should
actively support Azerbaijan’s inclusion in American-Israeli
regional partnerships for development, investments, and technology
cooperation.
The article also highlighted that since the signing of the
“Abraham Accords” in 2020, Israel has been fostering cooperation
with Morocco, Bahrain, and the UAE. Recently, the Jewish state
initiated trilateral cooperation with Morocco and the United States
in defense, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. The goal is
to expand this collaboration to include Gulf countries with
existing ties to Israel. The author suggests that if Israel
broadens its partnership with the Muslim world under the “Abraham
Accords” to include Azerbaijan, it could positively influence the
stance of other Muslim nations toward the initiative. This, in
turn, would play a pivotal role in advancing peace and stability in
the region.
“No country is more fitting than Azerbaijan, a Muslim country
with unique historical ties to Israel and the Jewish people, to
join the collaborations stemming from the Abraham Accords and
additionally to join the effort to expand the Abraham Accords to
other Muslim countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Azerbaijan can advise Israel on how to navigate interactions with
various actors in these regions as the accords expand. One must not
forget that Azerbaijan has always remained loyal to Israel, even
during times when this was diplomatically difficult,” the author
concluded.
For a detailed read, the full article is available at this link:
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404924.
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