On July 17, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his… (мид · азербайджан · россия)
On July 17, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramov, in Moscow for bilateral talks. The meeting focused on the current state and future prospects of Russia-Azerbaijan relations, as well as regional and international issues.
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov met with Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow on July 17.
- The meeting was part of a formal visit by the Azerbaijani foreign minister to Russia, which took place from July 16–17.
- Both sides discussed the current state and future prospects of Russian-Azerbaijani relations.
- Topics included regional and international issues.
- Russia views the visit as a continuation of the trust-based political dialogue with Azerbaijan.
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that cooperation is being expanded in a mutually beneficial manner.
- President Ilham Aliyev claimed that relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have been fully normalized.
Points of divergence
- The deterioration in Russia-Azerbaijan relations began after the crash of an AZAL plane in December 2024, followed by detentions and deaths of citizens from Azerbaijan in Yekaterinburg related to a nationalist group case in summer 2025. — kommersant
- The Kremlin considers Azerbaijan's position on Ukraine as incorrect and plans to convey this through all channels, though it states that this should not affect bilateral relations. — kommersant
- Sergey Lavrov arrived in Minsk for a working visit on June 14, meeting with President Alexander Lukashenko and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhkov, and laying a wreath at the Victory Monument ahead of the 85th anniversary of WWII. — vedomosti
Coverage (9 sources)
- Foreign Ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan Meet in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Lavrov plans to discuss prospects of bilateral cooperation with Azerbaijani counterpart — Интерфакс
- Russian Foreign Ministry Comments on Bayramov's Visit to Russia — Вести
- Lavrov to Discuss Bilateral and International Agenda with Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister in Moscow — Интерфакс
- Russian Foreign Minister to Meet Azerbaijani Colleague — Интерфакс
- Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Visit Russia and Meet with Lavrov — Коммерсантъ
- Lavrov makes two-day visit to Belarus — Интерфакс
- Lavrov arrives in Minsk for meeting with Lukashenko — Ведомости
- Lavrov arrives in Belarus for working visit — Вести