This was stated by the Chairman of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan’s Committee on International Relations and Interparliamentary Relations, Samad Seyidov, during a meeting with the Chairman of the Federation Council’s Committee on International Affairs, Grigory Karasin.
“We, Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation, have been able to present to the international community a new concept of interstate relations in our region,” said Seyidov. According to him, this concept was formed by the leaders of the two states, and the foundation for this policy was laid during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Azerbaijan in 2001, when he met with the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev. “This meeting overturned the stereotypes and approaches that existed towards the region,” Seyidov added (quoted by TASS).
He also believes that Baku and Moscow have been able to prove on a global scale that the policies pursued by Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in the region “most adequately correspond to international principles, laws, and regulations, and serve to strengthen cooperation with their closest neighbors.”
