Russian Ambassador To Baku Confirms Upcoming Visit Of Azerbaijani President To Russia

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Russia, but concrete dates remain unclear, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov said on Monday.

BAKU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th August, 2018) Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Russia, but concrete dates remain unclear, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov said on Monday.

In late July, the Russian Economic Development Ministry said that the two countries were expected to sign a set of documents during the Azerbaijani president's visit to Russia.

"I can say that the visit of the Azerbaijani President is being prepared. I cannot name the date as it is being discussed," Bocharnikov told a press conference.

The ambassador added that Azerbaijans Ganja would host the forum on regional cooperation between the two countries in early October.

"Contacts between the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan have set the tone for the cooperation between our countries. A forum on regional cooperation is expected to be held in Ganja in early October, there will be a major meeting of the two countries' regions. Besides, a regular session of the intergovernmental commission is scheduled to take place until the end of the year," Bocharnikov said.

Russia is one of Azerbaijan's five major trading partners with bilateral trade totaling $1.14 billion in January-June 2018, according to the Azerbaijani Economy Ministry data.