Aliyev congratulates Putin on his birthday in phone call

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday in a phone call, according to a report from Russian state news agency TASS.

During the call, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the current state and development of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, the report said, though specific details of the conversation beyond the birthday greeting were not disclosed.

The exchange follows a pattern of periodic high-level contacts between the two countries' leaders, who have maintained regular diplomatic engagement on bilateral and regional issues in recent years.

Azerbaijan and Russia have continued to coordinate on a range of economic and political matters, and leader-to-leader calls marking personal occasions such as birthdays are a recurring feature of the relationship as described by Russian state media.

No further details about the call, including its length or any additional topics discussed, were provided in the report.