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Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Russia met in Antalya
Baku/10.03.22/Turan: The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, Jeyhun Bayramov and Sergey Lavrov, met on March 10 as part of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum.
During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues on the bilateral agenda, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.
An exchange of views took place on the current situation in Ukraine, Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and ways to resolve the issue.
At the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation discussed the current situation in the region, including the implementation of tripartite statements, the creation of opportunities for the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia after the elimination of the occupation factor, the opening of communication and transport lines, the process of delimitation of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.
The ministers also discussed other issues of mutual interest.—06B--
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- Politics
- 10 March 2022 22:20
Politics
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