Israel interested in Caucasus energy corridor

PanARMENIAN.Net - Surrounded by hostile Arab states, Israel was profoundly interested in Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Caucasus energy corridor project, according to an Armenian expert.



"Since the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline was put into operation, Israel has received the lion's share of the imported oil-products. Russia and Iran's activity and Armenia's political independence is inadmissible for Jewish officials, Eduard Abrahamyan, an expert of Mitq analytical center said in his "Israel's policy in Caucasus: tasks and regional allies" article obtained by PanARMENIAN.Net



"Israel is trying to talk over Georgia and Azerbaijan whose interests do not conflict with the interests of its major partners - the U.S. and Turkey. Besides, this strategy fits Israel's policy toward Iran, the real threat to the Jewish state," the article reads in part.



"Azerbaijan is also important for Israel to promote its positions on the Northern Caucasus. It's not a secret that every year the Azerbaijani National Security Ministry sends its officers for training in Israel…



Actually, despite Israel's visual passiveness in the Caucasus, its policy in the region is outlined precisely," it says.