Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their meeting in Baku.

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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov , right in the foreground, and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at a news conference after the completion of talks in Baku.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, meets with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov in Baku.

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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the laying of wreath on the grave of former Azerbaijani President Geydar Aliyev. The grave of Aliyev's wife is on the left.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their meeting in Baku.

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