On October 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev called President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

President Aliyev congratulated President Putin on his birthday and wished him good health, long life and new success in his state activities, according to Azertag.

President Putin thanked President Aliyev for the congratulations and the attention shown to him.

During the phone call, the two heads of state expressed satisfaction with the development of the Azerbaijan-Russia relations and exchanged views on prospects for expanding cooperation between the two countries in various areas.