In his message, the Russian President highly assessed Azerbaijan’s success in socioeconomic, scientific and technological development, and the country’s growing authority on the international arena.
Vladimir Putin noted the high level of Russian-Azerbaijani relations, which are based on traditions of friendship, good neighbourliness and mutual respect, and expressed confidence in the further development of a constructive political dialogue, building up cooperation in all areas in the interests of the two countries’ peoples and in the spirit of strengthening international stability and security.