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Russian foreign minister to discuss cooperation in Azerbaijan

Politics Materials 26 February 2009 12:05 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 26 / Trend , N.Abdullayeva/

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Baku on March 11-12, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Trend on Feb. 26. The visit will focus on cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia.

The Russian delegation will meet Azerbaijani officials.

Lavrov is expected to attend an opening ceremony of the Russian Informational and Cultural Center, Director Anvar Sheykhov told Trend .

The goods turnover between the two countries hit $1.9 billion in 2008, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee reported. A total of $0.58 billion fell to exports to Russia and $1.34 billion - to imports.

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