Baku / 03/19/18 / Turan: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Vladimir Putin on his reelection as head of the Russian Federation.
"I cordially congratulate you on your convincing victory in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, which testifies to your high political authority and active support of your course aimed at ensuring stability, law and order in the country, implementing large-scale reforms and long-term social programs that promote well-being of the people," the congratulatory message reads.
Aliyev also notes that Azerbaijan and Russia are bound by "centuries-old close ties of friendship and good-neighborliness."
"It is gratifying that our interstate relations are successfully developing on this solid foundation today, I want to especially note your personal contribution to the expansion of these relations, the Azerbaijani-Russian all-round cooperation and interaction in general," Aliyev stressed.
He expressed confidence that the joint efforts of the two countries' leaders to further strengthen the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Russia will continue to contribute to "the interests of our peoples and countries, ensuring peace, security and progress in the region."
During the March 18 presidential elections in Russia, according to preliminary data, Putin confidently wins and for the 4th time becomes President of Russia. -06D--
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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