The meeting of the heads of state of Azerbaijan and Russia will bring positive results, but most importantly, it will show the world that Baku and Moscow are strong allies. Azerbaijan is Russia's support in the South Caucasus, political scientist, deputy director of the Institute of Political Studies Darya Grevtsova told the Russian bureau of Report, commenting on the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Baku.
"We are currently experiencing a favorable period in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia. The parties are ready to fully develop these relations. These meetings will help the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan solve many pressing problems. These are not only issues of bilateral relations, but, first of all, security issues in the South Caucasus region. We see what actions Armenia is currently taking to cooperate with the West, and this is very alarming for everyone," she noted.
Grevtsova emphasized that Russia would like to be a mediator and participate, to the extent possible, in the settlement and normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia: "Russia wants a peace treaty to be signed as quickly as possible, since stability in the South Caucasus is in the interests of the Kremlin."