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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met a Russian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin on Tuesday.

President Aliyev praised the visit of the Russian delegation, which includes Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, President of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov, President of North Ossetia-Alania Teimuraz Mamsurov and Dagestan leader Magomedsalam Magomedov.

The Azerbaijani leader said the visit opened up good opportunities to discuss ways of developing cooperation.

President Aliyev hailed Azerbaijan`s bilateral relations with Russia`s federal districts.

He said Azerbaijan and Russia enjoy growing trade, with the two countries strengthening their political relations and regional cooperation.

President Aliyev noted Azerbaijan is strengthening business, brotherly and good neighborhood relations with the North Caucasian republics of Russia.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Khloponin said both Azerbaijan and Russia attach particular emphasis to developing the bilateral relations and cooperation not only on the level of governments, but also on the level of federal districts.

Khloponin said the cooperation between Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus Federal District was a "vivid evidence of this".

He noted they already held a series of important meetings and presented several projects in Baku, adding Russia was interested in developing the bilateral cooperation with Azerbaijan.

It was said at the meeting that by request of veterans and people of Ingushetia the Malgabek City Council decided to name one of the city`s cemeteries after Azerbaijan`s national leader Heydar Aliyev.