Azerbaijan, Baku, September 17 / Trend , E.Tariverdiyeva /
On Sept. 17, Baku State University hosted a meeting of Rector Abel Maharramov and the Ambassador of Russia to Azerbaijan, Vladimir Dorokhin, with the students entering the department of Russian philology.
"This year, our university will celebrate 90th anniversary, and one of the first four departments was the department of history and philology," said Maharramov, welcoming the Ambassador of Russia at Baku State University.
According to the Rector, Azerbaijan and Russia share a common scientific base and exactly Baku State University attaches importance to teaching Russian language.
According to Dorokhin, the choices made by students of the department of Russian philology are very correct, because Russian study is a great spiritual force. Nation and state gain from relationship with Russian culture," said Dorokhin.
The Russian language and Russian-speaking community in Azerbaijan have a secure future, said the ambassador. According to him, the tendency of admission for Russian-language education at Azerbaijani universities and the number of Azerbaijani students in Russia testify the importance of the Russian language in Azerbaijan.
"Russia needs good relations with Azerbaijan, as well as Azerbaijan with Russia. Thousands of knots have united these countries for many years," said Dorokhin.
As a gift from Russia's embassy, were presented books and souvenirs.