At the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Rahman Mustafayev met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.

Axar.az informs, citing APА, the parties discussed the current state of Azerbaijani-Russian relations and assessed the political results of 2025.

Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev noted that the year ending in Azerbaijani-Russian relations was remembered for the tragic crash of an AZAL passenger plane in December 2024. In this regard, he emphasized that the meeting of the presidents of the two countries in Dushanbe on October 9 was an important step in the normalization of bilateral relations.

At the same time, Rahman Mustafayev stressed the importance of the speedy implementation of the agreements reached between the two leaders in Dushanbe, in particular, the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin that "Russia will do everything necessary to provide compensation in such tragic cases, and the actions of all officials will be properly assessed." In this context, the statement that no procedural decision can replace or cancel the necessity of implementing the instructions contained in the statement of the President of Russia was welcomed.