I hope that 2023 will be a year of progress in the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Anyway, we hope so.

APA reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said this while receiving Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"I think that Russia, as our friend, ally and neighbor, has a special role in helping to regulate interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

"Last year, an important effort was made in this direction, and documents defining the conceptual nature of the future peace agreement, namely the mutual recognition of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the two countries, were adopted," said the head of state.