President Ilham Aliyev received delegation led by Russian Deputy Prime Minister

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received a delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin, AzerTac reports.

The head of state said relations between Russia and Azerbaijan had been developing successfully and dynamically, and noted that the visit of the Russian Deputy Premier to the country opened good opportunity to discuss the issues on the agenda of the bilateral relations.

President Ilham Aliyev hailed Dmitry Rogozin’s role in expanding the bilateral ties between the two countries as a co-chair of the Azerbaijan-Russia Joint Intergovernmental Commission.

The President highlighted Azerbaijan`s activity as part of the Commission, saying the country spares no efforts to develop the ties.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stressed the significance of the meetings of the Azerbaijan-Russia Joint Intergovernmental Commission for cooperation in trade, economic, cultural, educational and other fields in terms of the development of collaboration.

The Russian Deputy Premier noted that such meetings yielded good results in terms of controlling the ongoing work and the agreements reached. Dmitry Rogozin said Azerbaijan and Russia are now holding talks on a joint project in the field of mechanical engineering, which is of particular importance and can be a promising area for both countries.