Putin: Russia remains one of Azerbaijan's leading trade partners

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting in Astana with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, noted that they are constantly in touch, discuss issues of bilateral cooperation between their countries, and also keep the situation in the region under control, Report informs via TASS.

"Naturally, we always keep in view issues related to the settlement of the situation in the region.," Putin said.

Vladimir Putin noted that he was delighted with the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. "We meet with you regularly, and there is always something to talk about, because there is a fairly large amount of interaction in very different areas," the Russian president said.

Putin stressed that Russia remains one of the leading trade and economic partners of Azerbaijan, the trade turnover is growing, and Russian economic operators have invested $4.5 billion in the Azerbaijani economy.