President of Russia Vladimir Putin today congratulated his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Republic Day.

According to the Kremlin’s press service, in his congratulatory remarks, Putin stated that “Azerbaijan has achieved acknowledged success in the social-economic, scientific-technological and other sectors and has a significant reputation in the international arena, and plays an active role in the solutions to very important issues on the international agenda”.

“We highly appreciate the relations with Azerbaijan which are hinged on the nice traditions of friendship and mutual respect. I am certain that, through combined efforts, we will continue to strengthen our strategic partnership and effective cooperation in all sectors for the benefit of our peoples and to ensure regional security and stability,” Putin stressed.