Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia mull regional situation in phone call

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today phoned President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Report informs, citing the Press Service of the President of Azerbaijan.

President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Russian President on his birthday and wished him new success in his state activities for the development and prosperity of the country and robust health.

Vladimir Putin thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the attention and congratulations.

Emphasizing the successful development of Azerbaijan-Russia friendly relations in various fields, the heads of state expressed confidence that the cooperation would continue to strengthen and exchanged views on the prospects of mutual ties.

The presidents also discussed the situation in the region during the telephone conversation.