MEDVEDEV, ALIYEV TO MEET NOV. 24

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.11.2009 12:47 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Azerbaijani
counterpart Ilham Aliyev will discuss bilateral cooperation and
Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement at a meeting in Ulyanovsk in
the Volga Region on Tuesday.

Aliyev will pay a working visit to Russia on an invitation from
Medvedev.

"The meeting between Dmitry Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev will become a
continuation of the rich Russian-Azerbaijani political dialogue. This
year, the heads of state have repeatedly met in various formats,"
a Kremlin source said prior to the meeting.

Russian-Azerbaijani trade and economic relations have been developing
successfully, with trade in the first nine months of 2009 reaching
$1.26 billion, and Russian exports exceeding $1 billion.

The source said Aliyev’s visit to Russia in April and Medvedev’s
visit to Azerbaijan in June were important.

Medvedev and Aliyev are also expected to discuss energy issues,
RIA Novosti reported.