The Azerbaijani MFA announced Friday the country's readiness to purchase Russian weapons.

Azerbaijan has established close military-political and military-technical cooperation with the CSTO countries, Azerbaijani FM Leyla Abdullayeva told RIA Novosti.

“I especially want to note the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia, including in the military-technical sphere,” she said.

According to her, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed military cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan in 2020 with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and with the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov

“If necessary, Azerbaijan can acquire new weapons from Russia,” she added.

Earlier, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told RIA Novosti that Baku is interested in new contracts for the supply of Russian weapons, the details will be agreed upon by the relevant departments. According to him, the deals are estimated at $ 5 billion.