OREANDA-NEWS. December 31, 2009. Azerbaijan is able to play productive foreign political line in the Middle East.

Elkhan Nuriyev, the director of the Centre for Strategic Surveys (SAM) under the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, has stated of a possibility of Azerbaijan’s mediation role in the process of peaceful settlement of the Middle East and its role in development of ties between the region’s countries.

“The Middle East countries already realize importance of the level of relationships that formed between Azerbaijan and Russia and are ready to use it. Besides, it is also needed to take into account growth of geo-economic significance of Azerbaijan for the Middle East region,” Nuriyev emphasized.