Azerbaijani president receives Russia’s Astrakhan Region governor

On April 25, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin.

Report informs that the meeting highlighted the successful development of bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in various sectors, and noted that Azerbaijan has been fruitfully cooperating with individual constituent parts of Russia, including Astrakhan Region, for many years.

During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Astrakhan Region in the trade, economic, transport, and transit areas, the field of shipbuilding, and port-to-port communications. The significance of the functioning of the Astrakhan Business Center in Baku, and the Azerbaijani Business Center in Astrakhan, built with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, was emphasized.

Issues of cooperation in the humanitarian sector were discussed at the meeting, and important projects implemented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Astrakhan Region were discussed with satisfaction. It was noted that the Heydar Aliyev School, which has been operating in Astrakhan for more than 10 years, has been contributing to the development of our ties in the humanitarian sphere.

During the conversation, confidence was expressed that the visit of Igor Babushkin would contribute to the further expansion of cooperation.

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received a delegation led by Governor of the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation Igor Babushkin, Report informs, citing the President's Press Service.