Aliev: Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have fully normalized

Aliev: Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have fully normalized.

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Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia have been fully normalized according to President Ilham Aliyev.
The period of tension between Azerbaijan and Russia has ended.
Contacts between the two countries now occur at multiple levels, including government, foreign ministry, and presidential administration levels.
Azerbaijan values its relations with Russia for both bilateral and broader regional cooperation.
The normalization followed a crisis triggered by the AZAL plane crash in December 2024 and subsequent detentions of citizens in summer 2025.

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