“Our relations with Russia are free of some other foreign policy agenda. They are time-tested. Both parties call these relations the relations of strategic partners. Actually it is. Because we are both neighbors and good friends, ”Aliyev quoted Interfax as saying.
He noted that "in recent years, our relations have become much more effective and high-quality."
Earlier, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said that trade between Azerbaijan and Russia in 2018 amounted to $ 2.5 billion.