Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva today hosted an official reception in honor of President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and his spouse Svetlana Medvedeva at the Gulustan palace. In the morning Dmitry Medvedev visited the presidential residence.
After the official welcoming, Azerbaijani and Russian presidents started face-to-face meeting where they discussed a wide range of issues.
President Aliyev noted that Azerbaijan and Russia have always been economic and military partners.
"Russian-Azerbaijani relations are of great significance both for the two countries and the region. Azerbaijan highlights the partnership with Russia," said Aliyev.
Dmitri Medvedev, for his turn, underlined that bilateral meetings strengthen relations in different international structures.
"Azerbaijan and Russia should deepen economic collaboration," said the Russian president.
Among other issues, the two presidents dwelt on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
A number of agreements were signed between the two countries after the meeting, among them the appendix to the agreement describing the state border.
Later, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic and Gazprom signed supplementary agreement on the purchase and sale of natural gas with the participation of Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev. According to the agreement, the volume of the natural sold to the Gazprom will be increased in 2010-2011.
