
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not discuss the topic of detaining Russians in Baku during the CIS summit in Turkmenistan, Dmitry Peskov said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met during the CIS summit in Turkmenistan.
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President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not discuss issues related to the detention of Russians in Azerbaijan in Turkmenistan.
The topic of the release of 11 Russians detained in Baku since 2025 was not raised at the highest level during the CIS summit.
MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev did not discuss issues related to the detention of Russians in Azerbaijan last year in Turkmenistan, said the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

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