BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4. Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for his assistance in delivering humanitarian aid to Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in response to a question from AZERTAC Chairman of the Board Vugar Aliyev at a meeting with representatives of international news agencies as part of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Trend reports.
""We are very grateful to President Ilham Aliyev for helping us send humanitarian aid to Iran. The Azerbaijani side has worked hard and effectively in this regard, responding promptly to all our requests, and this is crucial for easing the situation in this area as well," he said.
"There are many issues of mutual interest between Baku and Moscow in the logistics sector. The most well-known is the North-South corridor with access to Iran. Now, of course, all of this has come to a standstill due to the events surrounding Iran, but, nevertheless, all of this is of mutual interest. We are very grateful to President Ilham Aliyev for helping us send humanitarian aid to Iran. The Azerbaijani side has worked hard and effectively in this regard, responding promptly to all our requests, and this is crucial for easing the situation in this area as well".
Putin emphasized that there are very good and friendly relations with Azerbaijan.
"There always have been, and still are, both in the economic and political spheres. A couple of years ago, we signed a strategic cooperation agreement, and that's how our relationship has been developing. President Ilham Aliyev is investing considerable effort into giving this agreement concrete content. This is reflected in specific areas of our cooperation. In my opinion, we have accumulated investments of somewhere over 10 billion Russian rubles in the Azerbaijani economy. A large number of companies work with Russian capital. We cooperate closely on humanitarian issues. A large number of Azerbaijanis work in Russia. They donate funds and money to support their families. And we strive to organize this in a proper, civilized manner," President of Russia said.
Speaking about trade turnover, the Russian leader noted that it is growing and additional opportunities for mutual supply of goods are opening up.
"We have negotiations underway in a number of specific areas. It is still premature to speak about this. This concerns the energy sector first and foremost. I will meet with President Aliyev, and we will certainly discuss all of this. Overall, I believe that the relationship between the two sides is developing, and is developing in a very positive way," Putin emphasized.
