Lavrov: Russia, Azerbaijan – strategic partners

Russia and Azerbaijan are strategic partners, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressing a meeting at the ADA University in Baku.

"This year is special for our relations," said the foreign minister, further adding that 25 years ago, Russia and Azerbaijan established diplomatic relations.

"A new stage of relations has begun. Over the past time, we have succeeded not only in preserving, but also in multiplying the traditions of friendship and good neighborliness, and in forming an extensive legal base," noted Lavrov.