Putin spoke on the phone with Aliyev

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev expressed their mutual intention to develop cooperation between the two countries during a telephone conversation. This was announced on March 11 by the Kremlin's press service.

"Some relevant aspects of the bilateral agenda were touched upon. They confirmed their mutual commitment to further develop Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation in various fields based on the principles of strategic partnership and alliance," the statement said.

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