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    PROGRAMME OF RUSSIAN FM'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN MADE PUBLIC

    News.Az
    Thu 29 March 2012 09:42 GMT | 10:42 Local Time

    Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov is to pay an official
    visit to Azerbaijan.

    During the upcoming visit to Baku, Russian Foreign Minister
    Sergey Lavrov will discuss issues of bilateral trade-economic,
    inter-regional and cross-border cooperation, and humanitarian aspects
    of the relationship, the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
    the status of the Caspian Sea, and cooperation within international
    organizations.

    The statement came from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

    Earlier it was reported that Lavrov's visit to Baku will be held on
    April 3-4. On the eve of the visit the Russian minister will hold
    meetings in Yerevan. Both visits are confined to the 20th anniversary
    of diplomatic relations.

    In Baku, Lavrov is to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev,
    Prime Minister Artur Racizade and Chairman of the Milli Majlis Ogtay
    Asadov. He is also to hold expanded talks with Foreign Minister
    Elmar Mammadyarov.

    "We view Azerbaijan as a strategic partner in the Caucasus and the
    Caspian region. We develop relations on the basis of equality, mutual
    respect for interests and good neighborly relations ", the ministry's
    statement says.

    Russian side hopes effective work of the Intergovernmental Commission
    on economic cooperation in trade and economic sphere to be discussed
    between Lavrov and Mammadyarov, as well as the implementation of
    major joint projects, including in the energy field.

    According to the Foreign Ministry, last year the bilateral trade
    exceeded $ 2.5 bn, and the potential for its further increase has
    not been exhausted.

    The agenda still includes the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
    especially in light of the recent meeting between the presidents of
    Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Sochi on 23 January.

    "Russia welcomes the willingness of conflicting parties to accelerate
    the achievement of an agreement on basic principles for taking into
    account the work done so far and it will fully support both in the
    trilateral format,and as the co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group," the
    Foreign Ministry says.

    The issue of inter-regional and cross-border cooperation between
    Russia and Azerbaijan as a key element of bilateral relations will
    also not be left unattended.

    Ministers will consider humanitarian subjects of the
    Russian-Azerbaijani relations. In this regard, it is important to
    note the new joint project, launched in 2011 - Baku International
    Humanitarian Forum.

    "We hope that it will become a promising regional and international
    cooperation format," the Foreign Ministry says.

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