From: George Sherwood 

Adam,
    Haven't seen any posts from you lately, so not sure if you are around,
but here is a decent article about relations between Azerbaijan and Iran.
Of course there are a few missing pieces, but he lays out the problems for
Azerbaijan pretty clearly.  Of that right just remember you are on your
holiday. :)

George

http://www.cacianalyst.org/view_article.php?articleid=4644

CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST          Wednesday / January 10, 2007 WALKING A
TIGHTROPE: AZERBAIJAN AND THE POLITICS OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS Stephen Blank

In late 2006, the Azerbaijani government announced that sanctions against
Iran for its continuing nuclear program could negatively affect the entire
region, that it would oppose sanctions, and instead supported a purely
diplomatic, negotiated approach to the problem posed by Iranƒ ™s nuclear
program. This pronouncement was hardly unexpected, but it reflects the
obstacles to any successful and internationally concerted program of
sanctions and pressures against Iran. The Azerbaijani governmentƒ ™s
statement also underscores the limits of Washingtonƒ ™s ability to persuade
governments in the Caspian basin to follow its policy preferences even on
so vital a question as penalizing Iran for its violation of the
non-proliferation treaty and being a threat to international security.

George

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