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Coronavirus pandemic

Russian, Azerbaijani presidents discuss cooperation in fight against COVID-19

According to the Kremlin press service, during the phone call the two presidents raised a number of pressing bilateral issues

MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev discussed cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 over the phone on Thursday.

According to the Kremlin press service, during the phone call the two presidents "raised a number of pressing bilateral issues, including cooperation in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus infection."

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