Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. P.Amirjanov / On 12 April the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received the participants of the regional conference of the Society of Russians in South Caucasus which took place in Baku. The President said that the State maintains on the focus of attention the protection of the rights of the national minorities, including Russian community, in Azerbaijan. The guests expressed their gratitude to the President for reception and respect for the Russian community in Azerbaijan.