BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. Azerbaijani Prime
Minister Ali Asadov held a phone conversation with Russian Prime
Minister Mikhail Mishustin to discuss current issues in
Azerbaijan-Russia trade and economic cooperation, the Azerbaijani
Cabinet of Ministers told Trend.
During the discussion, positive trends in bilateral trade were
reviewed, as well as the implementation of joint projects in
various sectors of mutual interest.
Moreover, the Russian side expressed gratitude to the
Azerbaijani leadership for assisting in the rapid evacuation of
Russian citizens from the Islamic Republic of Iran amid a complex
regional situation.
The heads of government also emphasized the importance of a
delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia that visited
Baku yesterday and welcomed the agreement to hold the next meeting
of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in
Azerbaijan in April.
Taking the opportunity, Prime Minister Asadov congratulated
Mishustin on his sixtieth birthday and wished him success in his
future state activities.
