Baku. 10 May. REPORT.AZ / "Heydar Aliyev played a decisive role in the formation of Azerbaijan and established frame of strategic partnership with Russia".
Report informs, Russian Deputy foreign Minister, Grigory Karasin said at the opening of the Russian-Azerbaijani historical and documentary exhibition "Heydar Aliyev: Personality. Mission. Heritage " held in Baku.
The Deputy Minister noted that "Azerbaijan reverently approaches to the language of Pushkin, which is spoken freely almost everywhere in Azerbaijan."
According to Karasin, Russia has always been closest partner of Azerbaijan from H. Aliyev's standpoint. "Heydar Aliyev is not with us for 15 years, but his work is alive, his course is successfully continued by the current President Ilham Aliyev. I am confident that our relations will continue to develop and deepen for the benefit of our peoples and countries."