Reception of the Russian Foreign Minister by President Ilham Aliyev

On February 27, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov.

During the meeting, President Ilham Aliyev noted that Russia, as a friendly, allied and neighboring country, has a special role in helping to regulate interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and for that President Ilham Aliyev expressed his gratitude to the Russian government and Sergey Lavrov and noted that 2023 will be a year of progress in the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Referring to the documents adopted in Prague and Sochi in October 2022, the head of state emphasized that significant efforts were made in this direction last year, he emphasized the adoption of documents defining the mutual recognition of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the two countries could serve as a basis that can be used to reach a peace agreement.