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RUSSIAN OFFCIAL: AZERBAIJAN IS RUSSIA'S LEADING AND MOST POWERFUL STRATEGIC PARTNER IN REGION
Today
http://www.today.az/news/politics/58 454.html
Dec 23 2009
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is the leading and most powerful strategic partner of
Russia in the region.
Official Moscow attaches special importance to boosting cooperation
with Azerbaijan, said visiting deputy speaker of the Council of
Federation of the Russian Federal Assembly Svetlana Orlova.
She said friendly relations between Russia and Azerbaijan had old
history.
Thanks to efforts by the Azerbaijani and Russian presidents, bilateral
relationship expanded even more to reach the level of strategic
partnership, she underlined, adding: "We are not only strategic
partners, but also close friends."
According to Orlova, high-level reciprocal visits contribute to
deepening relationship between the two countries.
Touching upon bilateral economic cooperation, she said in spite of
the global financial crisis the volume of economic and trade turnover
increases.
On the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, she noted Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev makes great efforts to contribute to settling the dispute.
Russia believes that the conflict must be resolved peacefully and on
the basis of principles of international law, she added.
"We hope that our relevant efforts will yield positive results".
Today
http://www.today.az/news/politics/58 454.html
Dec 23 2009
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is the leading and most powerful strategic partner of
Russia in the region.
Official Moscow attaches special importance to boosting cooperation
with Azerbaijan, said visiting deputy speaker of the Council of
Federation of the Russian Federal Assembly Svetlana Orlova.
She said friendly relations between Russia and Azerbaijan had old
history.
Thanks to efforts by the Azerbaijani and Russian presidents, bilateral
relationship expanded even more to reach the level of strategic
partnership, she underlined, adding: "We are not only strategic
partners, but also close friends."
According to Orlova, high-level reciprocal visits contribute to
deepening relationship between the two countries.
Touching upon bilateral economic cooperation, she said in spite of
the global financial crisis the volume of economic and trade turnover
increases.
On the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, she noted Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev makes great efforts to contribute to settling the dispute.
Russia believes that the conflict must be resolved peacefully and on
the basis of principles of international law, she added.
"We hope that our relevant efforts will yield positive results".