Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Jan 20 2005

President to visit Russia in February

President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Russia in the second half
of February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press
conference in Moscow on Wednesday.
Lavrov said that he would arrive in Baku on February 2 and discuss
with the Azeri side preparations for the visit. Cooperation and
conducting reforms in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
will be considered as well.
The Russian minister said resolution of the Upper Garabagh conflict
may also be discussed during the visit. He added that progress is
observed after the Astana meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
presidents and their meeting with President Putin.*