Russian President Vladimir Putin called Azerbaijan a stable and good partner, and also noted an active dialogue on the expansion of energy cooperation with the country's President Ilham Aliyev. This is reported by RIA Novosti. "You know, we are in active dialogue with the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Aliyev. We are also discussing the issues of expanding our cooperation in the energy and gas sectors," he said. The Russian leader emphasized that Azerbaijan remains a stable partner in many fields. In particular, he mentioned cooperation in the field of energy. On October 9, the leaders of the two countries met on the sidelines of the financial environment summit in Turkmenistan. After the meeting ended, Putin and Aliev left the hall together and continued to communicate "on the feet".