Baku / 20.11.19 / Turan: On November 22-23, the 10th Russian-Azerbaijani Interregional Forum will be held in Moscow. It will discuss issues of developing ties between Azerbaijan and the regions of the Russian Federation. This was reported to reporters by the Chairman of the Council of the Federation of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko.
The first vice-president of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva will take part in the forum.
The event was organized by the Ministries of Economic Development of the two countries. The business program of the forum will be opened on November 22 by the Minister of Economic Development of Russia and Azerbaijan - Maxim Oreshkin and Mikayil Jabbarov.
The forum will host a meeting of business councils of the two countries, as well as four round tables on expanding regional cooperation in the field of transport infrastructure, agriculture, tourism and the humanitarian sphere.-02D-
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