It was the first long meeting between these presidents since the Russian president left his post in 2008, with summit meetings during this period being very short. Weeklies published the reasons that included unflattering taunts by Aliyev against Putin after Putin had handed over the presidential office to his protégé, Dmitry Medvedev. Even Western diplomats expressed surprise about Aliyev’s attitude of Putin, because Putin had a role in Presiden...

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