Talks open to strengthen Russia-Azerbaijan trade ties

Russia-Azerbaijan trade: Russia’s  Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev  is today in talks with Azeri First Vice-Premier Yagub Eyubov and the country’s Minister of Economics and Industry Shakhin Mustafayev about ways of increasing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. Last year, trade turnover between the Russia and Azerbaijan hit a record high of $3.6bn, up 5% on 2012. ITAR-TASS