On October 10, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that, welcoming his guest, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said:
“I am pleased to see you once again on Azerbaijani soil. Welcome.
Although this is a brief visit, I believe it will be very productive.
We know well that our peoples have a long history of brotherly relations. Today, we demonstrate solidarity, friendship and cooperation.
I congratulate you on all the successes you have achieved in the active and rapid development of the Chechen Republic. We are pleased with your achievements and wish you further success in developing the republic and improving people’s well-being.
You know that we are always pleased to see you here.”
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Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov said:
“Dear Ilham Heydarovich, Azerbaijan and the Chechen Republic have always been united by many things. For me personally, this includes the brotherly relationship between Azerbaijan’s President Heydar Aliyev and Akhmad Kadyrov, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Russia. May God rest their souls. Both strove for peace, stability and good-neighborly relations; that is why I have come here not to visit neighbors, but brothers.
On behalf of myself and the entire Chechen people, I would like once again to express my deepest condolences over the crash of the Baku-Grozny aircraft in December 2024. This is our shared grief.
We sincerely share the sorrow of our brotherly Azerbaijani people and pray for the souls of all those who died.
Dear Ilham Heydarovich, I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate your people on the resolution of the Garabagh issue. I am confident that peace and stability will prevail in the region.
The World Judo Championships are being held in Baku these days. I would like to congratulate your athletes on their worthy results. The Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Olympic Training Center for Judo operates in the Chechen Republic. I am confident that joint sporting events will be beneficial.
Ilham Heydarovich, I thank you for your warm reception. I sincerely wish the Azerbaijani people peace, stability, security and progress.
Thank you once again for your warm reception.”
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President Ilham Aliyev said:
“Thank you for your kind words. Welcome once again. You rightly noted that our parents laid the foundations for modern relations between our peoples. As I said, however, Chechens and Azerbaijanis have lived in friendship and mutual understanding for centuries and have supported one another.
Our great leaders played a key role in bringing our peoples closer together at the modern stage of development. The remembrance of Akhmad-Haji Kadyrov in Chechnya and Heydar Aliyev in Azerbaijan demonstrates our peoples’ commitment to their traditions and way of life, as well as their respect for those who laid the foundations of modern development.
I congratulate you once again. Based on my observations, what I have seen and the reports I have received, I know how rapidly the Chechen Republic is developing under your leadership. This sincerely makes us happy. You have achieved great success in strengthening stability and security and in advancing economic and social development.
This is not your first visit to Azerbaijan. I know that Azerbaijan is a close country to you. I am confident that we will continue to see you in Azerbaijan frequently in the future. Welcome once again.”
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov: “Thank you very much.”
President Ilham Aliyev: “Thank you.”
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The sides discussed prospects for cooperation in various fields during the meeting.
