Ali Hasanov delivers a speech at the second Russian-Azerbaijani inter-regional forum

Ali Hasanov delivers a speech at the second Russian-Azerbaijani inter-regional forum

Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social and Political Department head Ali Hasanov delivered at the second Russian-Azerbaijani inter-regional forum.
He said the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev has always attached a great importance to developing bilateral relations between the two countries and could lay a solid and constructive basis for them. "Thanks to the efforts of Presidents Dmitry Medvedev, of Russia and Ilham Aliyev, of Azerbaijan, this cooperation is acquiring new prospects. Our relations are multifaceted and multi-aspect and covers practically all spheres," Hasanov said.
"Azerbaijan and Russia effectively cooperate within the UN, OSCE and other international organizations," Hasanov said. "Russia, as one of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, acts as a mediator on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and contributes to the resolution of this conflict."
Hasanov said: "The trade between our countries fell slightly during the global financial crisis in 2009, but already started its growth last year. Bilateral trade turnover amounted to $616 million in January-March, 2011, or up by 78 percent compared to the same period of the last year. More than 17 percent of goods imported to Azerbaijan falls on Russia, which also is of interest for us as a market to sell agricultural products grown in Azerbaijan," he added.
Hasanov said an important role in co-operation of countries is played by the humanitarian cooperation thanks to the agreements signed between the two countries on cooperation in culture, medicine, education, sports and youth policy, the creation of joint information centers and a number of other projects in this regard.
"While the Russian language is losing its position in other former Soviet republics, in Azerbaijan, 21 schools teach in Russian and another 335 schools teach in Azerbaijani and Russian languages," said Hasanov.
He said about 50 newspapers and magazines are published in Russian language in Azerbaijan, Russian periodicals are freely available throughout the country. "A branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Drama Theatre operate, branches of leading Russian news agencies have been opened in Baku. This tendency indicates the closeness of our peoples. About 160,000 Russians live Azerbaijan. This is the largest national diaspora," said Hasanov.
He also said that about 70 subjects of the Russian Federation today make inter-regional cooperation with Azerbaijan, inter-governmental agreements have been signed with some of them, including Astrakhan region. This region dynamically cooperates with Azerbaijan in the fields of shipbuilding, transportation, and supplies fishery products to the Republic.

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