By empty (3/25/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliev told journalists in Baku on 25 March that Azerbaijani oil industry specialists and medical personnel could be sent to Iraq once the war is over, and Azerbaijani personnel could also help \"to protect Islamic shrines.\" Guliev said coalition troops should take care not to damage such religious sites, which \"belong not just to the Islamic world but to the whole of mankind.\" Guliev also mentioned the possibility that Azerbaijani forces might participate in peacekeeping operations in Iraq.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliev told journalists in Baku on 25 March that Azerbaijani oil industry specialists and medical personnel could be sent to Iraq once the war is over, and Azerbaijani personnel could also help \"to protect Islamic shrines.\" Guliev said coalition troops should take care not to damage such religious sites, which \"belong not just to the Islamic world but to the whole of mankind.\" Guliev also mentioned the possibility that Azerbaijani forces might participate in peacekeeping operations in Iraq. He said that to date coalition aircraft have not used Azerbaijani airspace, as there has been \"no need\" for them to do so. (Turan)