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Baku/27.10.22/Turan: President Ilham Aliyev received Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk on Thursday.
The meeting expressed satisfaction with the dynamic development of bilateral relations and the current state of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in various fields, including trade, economic, transport, energy.
Also, the parties indicated the progress in all areas, including rise in trade volume, the website of the President of Azerbaijan reports.
An exchange of views was also held on the North-South transport corridor.
During the conversation, the activities of the trilateral working group of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia, created with the aim of restoring transport and economic ties in the region in fulfillment of the statement of the leaders of the three countries of November 10, 2020, were discussed.
An exchange of views was also held on other issues of mutual interest. -06B-
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