Russian language abroad: President of Russia noted the attentive attitude to the development of the Russian language in Azerbaijan

President of Russian Vladimir Putin during his working visit to Azerbaijan noted that this county pays much attention to the development of the Russian language. This was stated at the Russian-Azerbaijan talks on August 13, 2013 in Baku. 

 “I will allow myself to say a few words about what is probably the most important aspect of our cooperation, namely its humanitarian component. We gave this due consideration when talking one-on-one. I would like to note once again that Azerbaijan has been very concerned with developing Russian language, as well as preserving education and joint work in this area; schools teach in Russian and branches of Russian universities are active there. This is extremely important because it constitutes the foundation for our work in all other directions, and the other areas where our relations really are on the rise”, - he said.