President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation from the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, led by its chairperson Valentina Matviyenko. This was reported by the press service of the Azerbaijani head of state.
Details of the meeting have not yet been disclosed.
Matviyenko arrived in Baku on Sunday for an official visit, heading the Federation Council delegation. According to the Federation Council’s press service, meetings with Azerbaijan’s leadership are planned during the visit. Additionally, on Monday, a session of the interparliamentary commission on cooperation between the Federal Assembly of Russia and the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani parliament) will take place. The session will be chaired by the co-chairs of the commission—First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Andrey Yatskin and First Deputy Chair of the Milli Majlis Ali Ahmedov.
The day before, Matviyenko met with Azerbaijan’s First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva. According to the Federation Council’s press service, the meeting covered a broad range of bilateral relations, including cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
The Russian delegation includes the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Vladimir Bulavin, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education, and Culture Ilyas Umakhanov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy Zhanna Chefranova, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Ivan Abramov, members of the State Duma, and the Governor of Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin.
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Photo: official website of the President of the Russian Federation
Based on materials from TASS