Russian-Azerbaijani ties are developing in a very successful way, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today during his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, RIA Novosti reports on Saturday.
"Bilateral relations are developing successfully. We maintain direct contact. Mutual ties are developing in various fields including in the economy and the humanitarian sphere," the Russian president is quoted by the news agency as saying.
The positive dynamics in Russian-Azerbaijani relations have been evident for many years, his Azerbaijani counterpart stressed. "Russia is one of our main partners in the international community," the Azerbaijani leader said.
On the initiative of the Russian president the two heads of states discussed the ongoing Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We have discussed Azerbaijan's long term conflict with Armenia. We agreed that the conflict should be resolved," the Azerbaijani president said.
