Russia will never leave the region Caucasus (Aze,Arm,Georg) , because Russia is in this region.

I think all countries of the South Caucasus should be interested in having good relations with Russia, based on mutual respect, sovereignty, territorial integrity and mutual interest.

I think the example of Azerbaijan clearly demonstrates that this is possible.” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said this while speaking at the international forum on the topic “COP29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan.”

But I think that in the case of Azerbaijan it is clear that all this is too exaggerated. It is possible to defend your sovereignty, your independence not only formally, but also in reality, your independent policy, while remaining on good terms with Russia. It’s absolutely possible. Just look at Russian-Azerbaijani relations. By the way, we discussed this too. In the former USSR there are still many peoples who are closer to Russia on ethnic or religious grounds. But compare their relationship with Russia with ours. I am confident that these positive trends will continue in the future. Azerbaijan plays an important role in the Caucasus, in the South Caucasus, and this role is growing, which can only be good.

President Aliyev said that “Russia is Azerbaijan’s neighbor and a country with which we have very active cooperation in various fields.