Baku, Moscow hail successful bilateral relations

/By AzerNews/

By Sara Rajabova

Azerbaijan and Russia have hailed successful development of bilateral ties in various fields, as President Ilham Aliyev received a Russian delegation led by Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council on May 11.

Noting that Azerbaijani-Russian relations were successfully developing in all areas, President Aliyev expressed confidence that the visit of the delegation led by Patrushev and meetings to be held as part of this visit would be fruitful, AzerTac news agency reported.

Touching upon successful development of the ties between the two countries` law enforcement bodies, President Aliyev underlined the importance of conducting mutual information exchange and holding joint events in terms of the strengthening of security in the region.

Noting that the 70th anniversary of Victory over fascism was celebrated on a high level in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani president emphasized the importance of these events in terms of continuation of the tradition of celebrating the Victory and building of a common opinion for maintaining historic justice.

Patrushev, for his part, greeted President Aliyev on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He stressed that they witnessed high-quality redevelopment and construction activities in Baku from the first hours of their visit.

Noting that the relations between the two countries were successfully developing on all fronts, Patrushev emphasized the importance of high-level meetings, including contacts between the Azerbaijani and Russian presidents during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory over fascism in Moscow in terms of the expansion and strengthening of the bilateral ties.

On the 92nd anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev, Patrushev said the national leader was an outstanding statesman and political figure and underlined his exceptional role in Azerbaijan`s achieving present-day development level.

Patrushev also highlighted the first European Games, expressing his confidence that the event will be held at a high level.

The parties further discussed a range of issues of mutual interest.

Later, Patrushev met with WWII veterans at the Russian embassy in Azerbaijan. The veterans were awarded with honored signs of Russia’s Security Council.

Patrushev noted the constructive and bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Russia and stressed the role of the veterans in the development of relations between the two countries.

He is expected to meet Ramiz Mehdiyev, the head of the Azerbaijan’s Presidential Administration, Eldar Mahmudov, the minister of National Security and the other officials.