POLITICS
CHAIRMAN OF FEDERATION COUNCIL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL ASSEMBLY SERGEY MIRONOV ARRIVED IN BAKU
A delegation of Russia headed by chairman of the Council of Federation of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Mironov arrived in Baku on October 31 to take part in inauguration of the President-elect of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The delegation was welcomed at the Bina airport by chairman of the Milli Majlis Murtuz Alasgarov, Ambassador of Russia in Baku Nikolay Ryabov and other officials.
Answering the questions of journalists at the arrival in Baku, Mironov pointed out that Russia hopes for the further development of cooperation with Azerbaijan. “Today, these relations are at very high level and President Heydar Aliyev has played an important role in setting these relationships”, stated Chairman of the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament. “We are sure that Ilham Aliyev, the follower of the political course of his father, will do his best to strengthen bilateral relations”, Mironov added.