5 ▁– ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁again ▁visited ▁Russia ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁nin th ▁international ▁economic ▁forum . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁and ▁D mit ry ▁Med ved ev , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁concluded ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁on ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁Sea . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁another ▁meeting ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁and ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Iran . ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁app ra ised ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁two ▁countries ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁words ▁while ▁meeting ▁with ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁Council ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Assembly ▁of ▁D ag est an : ▁“ Wh ile ▁review ing ▁the ▁ag enda ▁of ▁our ▁bil ater al ▁relations ▁at ▁another ▁meeting ▁with ▁Russian ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in , ▁we ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁a ▁single ▁issue ▁that ▁would ▁need ▁solution … Of ▁course , ▁today ▁Russia ▁and ▁A zer ba ij an ▁demonstrate ▁high - level ▁good - ne igh bor ly , ▁partners hip ▁and ▁reliable ▁friendly ▁relations .” . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁So chi ▁in ▁early ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁his ▁Russian ▁counter part ▁and ▁they ▁signed ▁the ▁J oint ▁Stat ement ▁on