On May 28, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shmatko, AzTV channel reported.
At the meeting the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Sergey Shmatko stressed the importance of Baku in two major events - a meeting of Azerbaijani-Russian inter-governmental commission and next meeting of the CIS Electric Power Council.
The Head of State stressed the importance of the electricity system. He also said that there is large experience in bilateral cooperation, and highlighted the existence of favorable conditions for multilateral co-operation.
The President of Azerbaijan noted that the energy sector of Azerbaijan and Russia are mutually reinforcing.