The Federation Council delegation is in Baku on an official visit.
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko was received by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The meeting was held in Baku as part of the official visit of the delegation of the upper house of parliament.
During an open and lengthy conversation, a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda were discussed. The expansion of trade, as well as economic and cultural cooperation were touched upon.
The Federation Council Speaker noted that the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan maintained constant contacts and thanked for the attention they were paying to the interparliamentary and interregional cooperation, which were important areas of international relations.
The parties also discussed the current international situation.
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As part of the visit, the Federation Council delegation led by Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko laid flowers at the grave of National Leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev.
A wreath-laying ceremony was also held at the Eternal Flame memorial.
The Russian delegation included First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Andrey Yatskin, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security Vladimir Bulavin, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture Ilyas Umakhanov, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy Zhanna Chefranova, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Ivan Abramov, State Duma deputies, and Governor of the Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin.