During an informal phone conversation on Saturday, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Tajikistan—Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, and Emomali Rahmon, respectively—gave a call to their Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, according to the Kremlin.
The leaders discuss had "a warm and friendly" conversation, discussing a wide range of current issues regarding the further development of relations between the countries, - the Kremlin specified.
The four leaders agreed to meet in Moscow on May 9 to participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Aliyev expressed his gratitude for Putin’s invitation to attend the May 9 events in the Russian capital, the Azerbaijani leader’s press service said in a statement.
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