Program of Lavrov’s visit to Azerbaijan revealed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on February 27-28, Report informs referring to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“The trip will be timed to coincide with the first anniversary of a landmark event in the history of bilateral relations - the signing at the highest level of the Declaration on Allied Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 22, 2022. This document provides for strengthening coordination in international affairs and military-political cooperation, joining forces in countering the terrorist threat, building up economic cooperation and expanding dialogue in the humanitarian sphere,” reads the message.

Lavrov is expected to be received by President Ilham Aliyev. His talks with Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov are also envisaged: “It is planned to comprehensively discuss the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, based on the mutual disposition for the progressive development of allied relations, to exchange views on the most pressing aspects of the regional and international agenda, including issues of Azerbaijani-Armenian normalization.”

Sergey Lavrov will also take part in the thematic conference “Russian-Azerbaijani relations in the 21st century: strategic partnership in the context of regional security.” This event will be held as part of the third meeting of the Russian-Azerbaijani Expert Council and will be dedicated to the anniversary of the relations between the two countries reaching the allied level.