Russian FM: 3+3 platform initiated by Azerbaijani president becomes more promising

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the regional platform "3+3" is becoming more and more promising.

Lavrov made the remarks at a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow, Report informs.

"Ilham Aliyev's initiative to form a regional platform of the South Caucasus "3+3" is already taking shape. This is also a promising format. I will be glad to hear your assessments on further steps in this direction," Lavrov told Bayramov.

He added that the Russian side expects Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to attend the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to be held in St. Petersburg.

"At the very end of the month, traditionally at the beginning of Christmas days, St. Petersburg will host meetings of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and an informal CIS summit, where we expect the participation, as it was in previous years, of Azerbaijani President Ilham Heydarovich Aliyev," the Russian minister said.