A joint statement by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin, passed as Law after approval by the President of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
The statement was signed in Baku on 22 February 2006 during the Russian President's official visit. Milli Majlis [Parliament of Azerbaijan] confirmed the document on 2 October 2006.
President Aliyev also confirmed a joint statement on the development of friendship and partnership between Azerbaijan and Japan, signed in Tokyo on 10 March 2006. The Azerbaijani- Japanese inter-governmental agreement on technical co-operation is amongst them, together with a joint statement by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Korea on principles of relationships and co-operation, adopted in Baku on 11 May. The Azerbaijani-Korean intergovernmental agreement on air transportation has also become effective.