Azerbaijan expresses doubts about joining Gaza international force A senior Azerbaijani official has expressed Baku's doubts about joining an international force to be deployed in Gaza. Hikmet Hajiyev, a senior Azerbaijani presidential adviser, said that it would be difficult for Baku to participate in a force to be deployed as part of a US-brokered ceasefire plan, citing issues about the scope of the mandate. In remarks to Nikkei, the official said that Washington had approached Baku to include Azerbaijani forces in what it calls "the International Stabilization Force". "No final decision has been made yet," Hajiyev said. The UN Security Council last month approved a resolution to create the force, securing official support from Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Jordan. Read more: Azerbaijan expresses doubts about joining Gaza international force Azerbaijani troops parade in the town of Khankendi in Nagorno-Karabakh in November 2023 (AFP)