At the state reception held in honor of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Golestan Palace in Baku on behalf of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, eggplant “Kutaby”, “Lyavangi”, goat in tandoor and fried river trout with potatoes were served. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
The menu also included black caviar, fried eggplant salad, fried “dyushbara”, traditional cold soup “airanashi”, stuffed vine leaves made from pistachios and grape leaves, and national sweets.
The reception attendees were served Meysari Makhmari wines from the 2020 harvest and Savalan Sauvignon Blanc wines from the 2022 harvest as drinks.
On August 18, Putin arrived in Baku for a state visit. On August 19, in his Zagulba residence, 40 km from the capital of Azerbaijan passed Negotiations are being held in a narrow format between the presidents of the two countries.
Russian leader at the helm of negotiations thanked He said that they had applied to Aliyev for an invitation to Baku and had agreed on the visit for a long time. He also expressed that the Russian side was grateful to Azerbaijan for “the interest it has shown in the Russian language” in the country.
Aliyev said he discussed bilateral and regional issues with the Russian President.
Putin before statedA Russian-Azerbaijani University is planned to be opened in Baku.