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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, Moscow, May 19, 2023
Mr Bayramov,
Friends,
We are delighted to meet with you again. Today we will hold a trilateral meeting with our Armenian colleague, which was scheduled to take place in late 2022.
Your visit to Moscow is a good opportunity to review our bilateral relations, especially in light of the upcoming contacts between the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan. I would like to reaffirm our resolve to implement the agreements reached by President Vladimir Putin and President Ilham Aliyev.
The North-South international transport corridor is an interesting recent project. Our leaders discussed it at the bilateral level and jointly with many other interested countries. We hope that further work on this project and in other areas will be coordinated at the next meeting.
I would like to note that the main events for the 100th birth anniversary of Heydar Aliyev, an outstanding statesman of the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan, began in Moscow on May 15, 2023. He was a unifying figure for our countries. We are grateful for your embassy’s close cooperation in organising these events.
Our trade is growing, our investments are yielding results, and our companies have forward-looking plans. We will exchange views on all these issues. We will talk about the best way to prepare for a trilateral meeting with our Armenian colleague, which is scheduled for this afternoon.