BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 22
Trend:
Russian language has always united the countries of the former Soviet Union, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during the meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Trend reports.
"There are about 340 Russian-language schools in Azerbaijan, and more than 140,000 children are studying in them. More than 15,000 citizens in Azerbaijan study in Russian-language departments at universities. In my opinion, this is a very important basis of our relations and future ties, because the Russian language has always united the countries of the former Soviet Union, and, of course, it will be very difficult to regulate the relations of future generations without speaking Russian. Therefore, as I said, this is a very important factor in our lives," the head of state said.