Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada commented on the outcomes of Azerbaijani President Aliyev's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The leaders of the two countries meet regularly and pay reciprocal visits. President Ilham Aliyev last time paid a visit to Russia on 22 April and had important meetings," Hajizada said.
According to him, the Astana meeting was also noteworthy for discussing bilateral cooperation, issues of implementation of agreements reached, and future goals.
"The Heads of State additionally went over the future of cooperation in the SCO and other international platforms, as well as discussed ongoing international and regional challenges," Hajizada said.
He noted that Russia and Azerbaijan have comprehensive and equal cooperation relations built on mutual respect and confidence.
The spokesperson stressed that both countries build their relations based on allied interaction, mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and inviolability of borders of the two countries, as well as non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, adherence to the principles of equality of rights, and mutual benefit.
