MOSCOW. Oct 4 (Interfax) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov received the recently appointed Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia, Rahman Mustafayev, on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"[The minister] warmly greeted the head of mission from the friendly state, a strategic partner and ally of our country, and wished him success in his job," it said.
Later, Mustafayev met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and delivered copies of his credentials.
"During the conversation, [the two sides] stated the progressive development of Russian-Azerbaijani relations, discussed several pressing topics on the bilateral agenda, [and] reviewed the schedule of upcoming inter-state communications," it said.
Mustafayev's appointment was announced on October 1.