Dmitry Kiselev: Azerbaijan is a hard nut to crack After meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the General Director of the Information Agency "Russia Today", Dmitry Kiselev, talked to VK about his visit to Azerbaijan and praised Aliyev as a solid and great politician, whose word guarantees security in the region. Responding to a question about the development of Russian-Azerbaijani relations in the deteriorating security conditions in the world, Kiselev said that Azerbaijan is a "hard nut to crack" that has taken an absolutely independent policy that meets its national interests. "It seems to me that for many countries this could be an example. For example, major powers such as Germany and Japan. Today Azerbaijan's sovereignty is much more than those states can afford. So I would advise Merkel and Abe to visit Baku and meet with the president of this growing country," Kiselev said. He expressed hope that the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan will not turn towards the West. "An anti-Russian front in the Caucasus is in the interests of the Americans, but what the United States touches turns to dust. States like Libya, Syria, Iraq, Georgia and Ukraine simply collapsed. I would not advise anyone in the Caucasus to experiment with it," said the head of Russia Today."Today Azerbaijan is developing very rapidly. And it seems to me that many of my colleagues should visit the country to share these vivid impressions," Dmitry Kiselev concluded.
After meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the General Director of the Information Agency "Russia Today", Dmitry Kiselev, talked to VK about his visit to Azerbaijan and praised Aliyev as a solid and great politician, whose word guarantees security in the region.
Responding to a question about the development of Russian-Azerbaijani relations in the deteriorating security conditions in the world, Kiselev said that Azerbaijan is a "hard nut to crack" that has taken an absolutely independent policy that meets its national interests.
"It seems to me that for many countries this could be an example. For example, major powers such as Germany and Japan. Today Azerbaijan's sovereignty is much more than those states can afford. So I would advise Merkel and Abe to visit Baku and meet with the president of this growing country," Kiselev said.
He expressed hope that the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan will not turn towards the West. "An anti-Russian front in the Caucasus is in the interests of the Americans, but what the United States touches turns to dust. States like Libya, Syria, Iraq, Georgia and Ukraine simply collapsed. I would not advise anyone in the Caucasus to experiment with it," said the head of Russia Today.
"Today Azerbaijan is developing very rapidly. And it seems to me that many of my colleagues should visit the country to share these vivid impressions," Dmitry Kiselev concluded.
