Putin: Russia and Azerbaijan relations will remain strong

Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that despite some problems between Moscow and Baku, the relations between the two countries will continue based on long-term interests. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

The head of state stated that during his visit to China, he had a brief conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. According to Putin, various issues occasionally arise in relations between the countries, and although there are problems, they are resolved.

He stressed that the foundation of relations between Russia and Azerbaijan is strong, and all problems will find their solutions based on mutual interests. On September 3, within the framework of the SCO summit in Beijing, Putin and Aliyev held several bilateral meetings with other heads of state, but there was no official meeting between them.

It is worth noting that relations between Russia and Azerbaijan had cooled earlier due to the downing of an AZAL airline plane and the deaths of representatives of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg. At the same time, both sides are striving to strengthen ties.