Azerbaijan leader to visit Russia for talks

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Source: AFP

MOSCOW: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will make a working visit to Russia on Tuesday at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, the Kremlin said in a statement Saturday.

The statement did not include an agenda for the visit and a Kremlin spokeswoman declined to tell AFP what topics would be discussed. Azerbaijan, an oil-rich former Soviet republic, neighbours war-torn Georgia, which was attacked and partially occupied by Russian troops last month in a conflict that provoked a deep chill in Moscow’s relations with the West.

Azerbaijan has walked a fine line in its relations with Russia, neither condemning nor supporting the military campaign in Georgia. Last week, US Vice President Dick Cheney visited Azerbaijan in a tour of the Caucasus region where he stressed the need for energy security. Azerbaijan exports much of its oil to the West through Georgia. The country has become a strong US regional ally in recent years while carefully refraining from upsetting Moscow.

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[Wilms]

1. Cheney is gonna be mad. n/t

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2. I'll bet his ears will be burning.

"So, what did Cheney offer you?"

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3. Google Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce

and check the leadership, then scroll down and check the past members.

[Wilms]

4. Been there.

Pretty awful.

I hope all take note of Zbigniew Brzezinski.