Azerbaijan, Russia discuss situation in Middle East, Syria
By Kamila Aliyeva
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, who is on a visit to Baku, discussed the situation in the Middle East and Syria with the head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev.
The Patrushev-Mehdiyev talks took place on the sidelines of the consultations on security issues held in Baku on April 10, Trend reported.
They discussed issues of international and regional security while specific attention was paid to the situation in the Middle East, in particular, in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Nikolay Patrushev and Ramiz Mehdiyev stressed that the relations between Russia and Azerbaijan are of strategic partnership nature and the bilateral dialogue is built on trust and constructiveness.
The issues of Russian-Azerbaijani joint work in the sphere of security, including cooperation on the antiterrorist track and prospects for strengthening cooperation in the fight against the illegal movement of goods and people across the Russian-Azerbaijani border were considered as well.
Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Federal Security Service, Federal Arbitration Service, and Russian Security Council participated in the talks, Interfax reported.
During the Baku visit, Patrushev also hold talks with Madat Guliyev, the head of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan.
Patrushev noted the importance of expanding cooperation between the relevant bodies of the two countries in the fight against common threats with the aim of creating favorable conditions for the policy pursued by the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan.
Guliyev, in turn, informed the Russian side about the reforms successfully conducted in the country in the spheres of state construction and legal protection under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.
The sides also exchanged views on other issues related to the prospects for mutually fruitful cooperation in the field of security.
During the Baku visit, Patrushev was also received by President Ilham Aliyev, who said that security cooperation lies at the heart of successful development of bilateral ties between the two countries.
They exchanged views over other issues of mutual interest.
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