Astrakhan: The 23rd meeting of the Azerbaijan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation has begun in Astrakhan, Russia. Azerbaijani representatives paid tribute to National Leader Heydar Aliyev by placing flowers at his monument before the meeting commenced.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the meeting was attended by prominent figures including Alexei Overchuk, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, and Igor Babushkin, the Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan region. Also in attendance were Rahman Mustafayev, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia, and Mikhail Yevdokimov, the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan.