You know, Natallie, you should really study up on the region before you start spouting off about comaprisons with Micronesia. One quarter of Iran`s population are Azeris. In fact Khamenei - the "Supreme Leader" - is half Azeri. For the President of Israel to visit Baku, right on the border with Iran, is a major "diss" for the Iranian regime. Something like the Netura Karta reps showing up in Tehran for the Holocaust Denial Conference. Except in this case somebody actually cares.
In the case of Kasakhastan, as Conroy has already pointed out, that is where Baikanour Space Center is located, and from where Russia and other countries - including Israel - launch satellites. |
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