On September 26, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the delegation headed by the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin.

APA reports that welcoming the guests,

said:

- Welcome to.

I'm glad to see you.

I am sure that your visit will be very useful and pleasant.

I remember our previous meeting.

Time passes quickly.

Four years have passed since your visit to Azerbaijan.

However, inter-parliamentary relations developed rapidly during this period.

We have been in constant contact with the State Duma and the Federation Council both at the level of management and at the level of deputies.

This is a very important factor of interstate relations between our countries, and these relations have very positive dynamics.

Of course, regular meetings at the level of heads of state also create conditions for maintaining dynamism.

As a whole, if we consider the agenda of our relations, it is quite broad, covering practically all areas.

It will be easier to show the areas where our cooperation is not so active.

Because both political and economic

all the indicators in the transport, energy and humanitarian sectors are obvious, we see really good dynamics.

The main thing is to focus on the result.

Because all the issues we agreed on are implemented.

Eight road maps have been agreed and are being implemented in the economic-commercial sphere, information, communication, transport and other spheres, there is a precise schedule for the implementation of the issues set in each direction, and the implementation is monitored.

Therefore, we can say that there is only a positive result here.

I emphasize once again that the results were created by our joint efforts and are of great importance for our countries and, in my opinion, for the region as a whole.

Of course, regional security issues are always on the agenda of our relations.

We recently talked about this in our meeting with the Russian President in Samarkand.

Of course, peace in our region is necessary for all countries and all peoples.

Our agenda is fairly straightforward.

We have repeatedly stated that we are in favor of long-term and sustainable peace, the solution of all problems related to our neighbors and the recovery of this region from the difficult situation it has been in for 30 years.

Regarding your field, I must say that we intend to continue relations both within the framework of international structures and in a bilateral format.

You will meet your colleague.

I think you will also review the agenda in detail.

In short, there are many issues to talk about.

Because the diary is really very rich and productive.

In my opinion, these main directions, which we are focusing on, show the positive dynamics of bilateral relations.

Welcome again.

Although your visit will be short, I think it will be very fruitful.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

said: Thank you, Mr. President.

First of all, I want to thank you for taking the opportunity to meet with us in your busy schedule.

I want to start by conveying to you the kindest words and friendly greetings of our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

President Ilham Aliyev

: Thank you.

Vyacheslav Volodin

: Our relations are developing in many ways thanks to you and our President.

The Declaration on Mutual Cooperation of the Alliance was signed.

This is a very serious level achieved on the basis of a truly strategic partnership.

That is why it is extremely important that we develop inter-parliamentary relations.

We have talked about it.

The pandemic really changed our plans.

If we have to talk about inter-parliamentary interaction, in any case, meetings, dialogue and communication form the basis of this activity.

Of course, all this was done in the video conference communication mode.

This format was the main one.

But if there is no direct conversation, it is difficult to talk about the development of relations as in the mode of videoconference communication.

Therefore, as soon as the situation regarding the pandemic began to ease, we took advantage of it,

we agreed with our colleagues to meet and discuss the development of our relations.

Because the Declaration signed by the presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan specifically emphasizes that our inter-parliamentary relations should be developed.

Therefore, we will discuss communication formats and new approaches in order to make a real contribution to solving the issues of ensuring the legislation and the issues discussed at the level of the heads of state.

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The head of state expressed gratitude for the kind words and greetings of the President of the Russian Federation, and asked to convey his greetings to Vladimir Putin.

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On September 26, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the delegation headed by the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin.

APA reports that the Press Service of the President released information about this.