West Asia
Putin arrives in Azerbaijan for state visit
Putin is due to hold talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on bilateral relations and “international and regional problems,” the Kremlin said.
Aliyev and Putin will sign joint documents and make statements to the press, said Russian agency Ria Novosti.
On Monday, Putin will also lay a wreath on the tomb of Heydar Aliyev, father of the current leader, who was president from 1993 to 2003.
Earlier, the Kremlin said they would also discuss “the question of settling (the conflict) between Azerbaijan and Armenia”.
Azerbaijan reconquered the mountainous enclave in September 2023 from the Armenian separatists who had held it for three decades.