Azerbaijan does not plan to send peacekeepers to Gaza unless there is a complete halt to fighting there between Israel and Hamas, an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry source told Reuters on Friday.
As part of President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, the US has been speaking to Azerbaijan, Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey about possible contributions from those countries to an International Stabilization Force (ISF) of around 20,000 troops.
"We do not want to put our troops in danger. This can only happen if military action is completely stopped," the Azerbaijani source said.
The source noted that any such decision would have to be approved by parliament. The head of the parliamentary security committee told Reuters that it had not yet received any draft bill on the matter.
A US-drafted resolution at the United Nations would authorize the ISF to "use all necessary measures" - meaning force, if necessary - to carry out its mandate to stabilize security in Gaza.
Hamas has not said whether it will agree to disarm and demilitarize Gaza, something it has previously rejected.
US starts negotiations on Gaza UNSC resolution
The United Nations Security Council began negotiations on the US-drafted resolution to authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body and an international stabilization force, a senior US government official said.
The US formally circulated the draft resolution to the 15 council members late on Wednesday and has said it has regional support from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates for the text.
"The message is: if the region is with one on this and the region is with one on how this resolution is constructed, then we believe that the council should be as well," the senior US government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.