Forum Focuses On Global Security, Azerbaijan
Global Energy Security town hall looks at role of Azerbaijan
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Even with the current tension in Ukraine, the subject of Sunday’s public forum at the University of Oklahoma’s Tulsa campus — namely, Azerbaijan’s role in regional and even global political stability — might seem a little esoteric.
Especially with The Masters golf tournament on television and a storm blowing in from the west.
But a crowd of about 70 attended, asking questions of First District Congressman Jim Bridenstine and Azerbaijani Ambassador Elin Suleymanov until long after Bridenstine’s staff suggested everyone go home ahead of the weather.
A year ago, Suleymanov said prior to the event, few people outside of the immediate region had much interest in an ongoing project to pipe Azerbaijan oil through Turkey to the Adriatic.