Ilham Aliyev: Cooperation with Russia meets interests of Azerbaijan

“Azerbaijan and Russia are cooperating on a wide range of issues, a declaration of allied interaction, signed in February 2022, is fully consistent with the interests of Baku.” About this during the meeting with the conference “South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation” said the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

“The declaration of allied interaction between Azerbaijan and Russia reflects our strategic interests, since Russia, our neighbor, a partner who took an active part in the end of the 44-day war, whose peacekeepers are in Karabakh. There are other issues on which we cooperate with For many years, Russia is economic, energy, transport, cultural and humanitarian, etc., ”said the head of state.

Ilham Aliyev added that Baku also cooperates with Russia in the military sector, in particular, he buys military weapons and equipment at market prices.

“In addition, we purchase numerous military equipment from Russia – of course, at market prices – unlike Armenia, which received this weapon for free. Formally, Armenia took it on credit, but this loan was never paid,” – The president of Azerbaijan emphasized.