Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko has arrived in Baku today, according to the Azerbaijani media reports.
At the beginning of his visit, Murashko, together with acting Azerbaijani Minister of Health Teymur Musayev, visited the Alley of Honor to pay tribute to Heydar Aliyev and lay a wreath on the grave of the national leader. The Russian minister also laid flowers to the grave of the outstanding ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. Then the head of the Ministry of Health visited the Martyrs' Alley.
The agenda of Murashko's visit includes meetings with the country's officials. In addition, it is planned to sign a document on cooperation in the field of healthcare between Russia and Azerbaijan following the talks.
The Russian Minister of Health visited Baku in April as part of a delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
