AZERI, RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS TIES BY PHONE
Turan news agency
Feb 22 2009
Azerbaijan
Baku, 22 February: Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Dmitriy Medvedev
discussed issues related to Azerbaijani-Russian relations and topical
problems of regional and international life during a telephone
conversation last Saturday [21 February]. The conversation took place
at the initiative of the Russian president.
The Azerbaijani presidential press service reported that the heads
of state "expressed satisfaction with the successful development
of bilateral relations in various fields". Medvedev briefed the
Azerbaijani head of state on the results of sessions of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Community
(YevrAzES) held in Moscow.
The presidents held an exchange of opinions on issues related
to the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict. "The heads of state also discussed the situation related to
the global economic crisis. The presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia
expressed confidence in further development of ties between the two
countries. During the telephone conversation an exchange of opinions
was also held on a number of other issues of mutual interest," says
the report by the Azerbaijani presidential press service.