WikiLeaks released the classified documents that are answering Azerbaijan. This time the correspondence of Donald Lu, USA envoy to Azerbaijan is published. It is dated of August 22 of 2008. It touches the attitude of Ilham Aliev towards Georgian president.
The letter published by WikiLeaks said that Aliev after the several hours talks with British Petroleum director in Baku Andrew Englis said that Baku upholds Georgia, at the same time Aliev abstains from the open upholding of Saakashvili.
At the same time Aliev said that for Baku it is very important to restore the railway bridges that were destroyed by Russian Federation during the August war. He called to Moscow during he war and asked to not to allow the destruction of gas pipeline and Kulevi terminal on the territory of which the Azerbaijani population was settled.
According to the released classified materials Aliev said that he was going to sale the oil and gas to the West, as well the part of the gas he was intended to sale for Russia and the oil for Iran. He admitted that he could sale for Russia 2 mlrd meters in cube for Russia "for the pressure over Turkey" for the favorable transit agreement of gas for Baku.
The letter as well said that in conversation wit BP director in Baku Aliev said that "I was not in a hurry to uphold Saakashvili, as this will not decide anything give him any favor."
