Lavrov: Azerbaijan-Russia relations reach new level

The Azerbaijani-Russian relations have reached a qualitatively new level, the level of allied interaction, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, Report informs via TASS.

“Any opportunity to review the situation, to see how the specific tasks set by the presidents are being carried out, is very, very valuable. I would also like to note that this year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations; many very colorful, bright events are being prepared, and a collection of Russian-Azerbaijani documents are expected to be published in the near future,” Lavrov said.

The Russian foreign minister also noted the economic cooperation between Moscow and Baku:

“Two weeks ago, there was a regular meeting in Baku, and we think that it was very, very useful in order to move in the direction of all the decisions of our leaders. We expect that in the second half of the year it will be possible to organize another interregional forum, which was once initiated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and since then 70 regions have taken part in the events that are organized within the framework of this forum.”