"Political Analysis: Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey military alliance: another red herring in the Baku-Yerevan conflict?
By M. Alkhazashvili
Talk of a new military pact between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey started flowing along with the first drops of oil along the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. However, Azeri government officials are denying any plans for a military block to protect the pipeline and some experts think the rumors are just another extension of the on-going Baku-Yerevan power struggle.
According to a report in the Baku-based 525 newspaper, the Azerbaijan ministry of defense has flatly denied the creation of any military alliance between the three countries. The newspaper reports that since an agreement has already been signed concerning pipeline security, any addition measures would be redundant."
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