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Aliyev, interviewed by Azeri television channels, said Azerbaijan had been in contact with Donald Trump&#8217;s US administration with a list of questions about the operation of a peacekeeping force in Gaza. &#8220;We prepared a questionnaire of more than 20 questions and provided it to the American side. No participation in peacekeeping forces is envisaged,&#8221; Aliyev said. &#8220;I am not considering participation in hostilities outside Azerbaijan at all.&#8221; An Azeri government source had said last November that Azerbaijan would provide no troops for such an operation unless there was a complete halt to fighting between Israel and the fighter group Hamas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAKU(National Times)- Azerbaijan has no intention of sending a contingent of its troops to take part in peacekeeping operations outside its borders, including in Gaza, President Ilham Aliyev said late on Monday. 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