A living bridge of friendship. Azerbaijan's Victory Day is celebrated in Moscow A festive reception on the occasion of Victory Day was held at the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow. The evening was opened by the ambassador of the republic in Russia Rahman Mustafayev. He recalled that six years ago, on November 8, 2020, the Azerbaijani flag was hoisted over the fortress in Shusha. Since then, Victory Day is celebrated every year in Azerbaijan on this day. Mustafayev spoke separately about the people connecting the two countries. According to him, about 200 thousand Azerbaijani citizens live and work in Russia. About half a million more Azerbaijanis are Russian citizens who contribute to the development of Russian science, culture and economy. The ambassador called these people "a living bridge of friendship and cooperation between our countries." Speaking about the political dialogue between Moscow and Baku, Mustafayev noted the role of last year's meeting between Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin in Dushanbe. According to the ambassador, this "became an impetus for the complete normalization of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Russia." In ten months of this year, the diplomat said, 40 high-level visits were held - twice as many as during the whole of last year. Mustafayev also thanked the Astrakhan region for its participation in the reconstruction of Karabakh. Together with Turkey and the countries of Central Asia, the Russian region, at its own expense, helped build social facilities there. The guests of the reception were representatives of the diplomatic corps, Russian and Azerbaijani public and political figures, artists, musicians and Azerbaijani students at Moscow universities. Vestnik Caucasus.

A living bridge of friendship. Azerbaijan's Victory Day is celebrated in Moscow A festive reception on the occasion of Victory Day was held at the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow. The evening was opened by the ambassador of the republic in Russia Rahman Mustafayev. He recalled that six years ago, on November 8, 2020, the Azerbaijani flag was hoisted over the fortress in Shusha. Since then, Victory Day is celebrated every year in Azerbaijan on this day. Mustafayev spoke separately about the people connecting the two countries. According to him, about 200 thousand Azerbaijani citizens live and work in Russia. About half a million more Azerbaijanis are Russian citizens who contribute to the development of Russian science, culture and economy. The ambassador called these people "a living bridge of friendship and cooperation between our countries." Speaking about the political dialogue between Moscow and Baku, Mustafayev noted the role of last year's meeting between Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin in Dushanbe. According to the ambassador, this "became an impetus for the complete normalization of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Russia." In ten months of this year, the diplomat said, 40 high-level visits were held - twice as many as during the whole of last year. Mustafayev also thanked the Astrakhan region for its participation in the reconstruction of Karabakh. Together with Turkey and the countries of Central Asia, the Russian region, at its own expense, helped build social facilities there. The guests of the reception were representatives of the diplomatic corps, Russian and Azerbaijani public and political figures, artists, musicians and Azerbaijani students at Moscow universities. Vestnik Caucasus.