On April 1, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation.

During the telephone conversation, the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed. They expressed satisfaction with the overall stability of the situation and the observance of the ceasefire.

Taking into account the talks held in Baku by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk, the progress of work on the regulation of economic relations and transport communications in the South Caucasus in accordance with the statements of the Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia on November 10, 2020, and January 11, 2021, reviewed.

In this context, the activities of the working group co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers of the three countries were positively assessed.

A number of topical issues on the bilateral agenda, including cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, were touched upon. The two sides reaffirmed their determination to strengthen the Azerbaijan-Russia strategic partnership and continue developing mutually beneficial projects.

It was agreed to continue relations.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin had telephone conversation.

During the telephone conversation, the Azerbaijani and Russian presidents discussed the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh.

It was noted with satisfaction that the situation was generally stable and the ceasefire was strictly observed.