Hajiyev and Zakharova discussed issues of working with the media and social networks (updated)

Baku / 27.07.18 / Turan: Consultations were held between the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan and Russia on issues of information support of foreign policy.

According to press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported, the head of the press service of the foreign ministry Hikmet Hajiyev headed the consultation from the Azerbaijani side, and the director of the Department of Information and Press of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova from the Russian side.

During the meeting, satisfaction was expressed with the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia in the spirit of strategic partnership. Within the framework of the consultations, issues of working with the media and social networks, cooperation in the field of digital diplomacy were discussed, and experience was exchanged in areas of mutual interest. The sides also stressed the importance of continuing consultations in this format. -06D--

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2018 July 27 (Friday) 12:10:15

Maria Zakharova is an honorable guest in Baku

Baku/27.07.18/Turan: The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova is on a visit to Baku. The purpose of the visit is to conduct consultations between the official representatives of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan and Russia.

Thus, the delegations of the Russian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministries, headed respectively

Zakharova and Hikmet Hajiyev discuss the issues of information support of foreign policy today.

Zakharova is received in Baku with honors. She became an honored guest at the international music festival "Heat", where she walked along the red carpet along with the stars of Russian show business. It is noteworthy that Zakharova's comments periodically provoke a mixed reaction in Azerbaijan. Particularly angrily denounce Zakharova pro-government media.

The stones "in the garden" from the lips of Zakharova came from her Azerbaijani counterpart Hajiyev, when he rejected criticism of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the ban on the entry of Russian citizens of Armenian nationality to Baku. -06D-