BAKU, April 22 Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow for negotiations with Vladimir Putin, the press service of the President of Azerbaijan reported.
““At the Moscow Vnukovo-2 international airport, the head of the Azerbaijani state was met by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Galuzin and other officials,” the release says.
As reported in the Kremlin, the presidents will discuss bilateral relations and exchange views on regional problems.
Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov called Azerbaijan a great friend, neighbor, partner and ally of our country.
“»We have a lot in common interests, we have great potential for cooperation, and most importantly, the rich traditions of our bilateral relations. There is political will on both sides to continue and develop these relations in every possible way,” he said.
In addition, Putin and Aliyev will meet with veteran construction workers. Baikal-Amur Mainline and railway industry workers. The meeting is timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the start of construction of the BAM, which in Soviet times was supervised by the father of the current President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev.