▁Prior ity ▁Are as ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Co operation ▁between ▁the ▁ 2 ▁countries . ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁called ▁Russia ▁" very ▁important ▁and ▁valuable ▁partner " ▁during ▁Put in ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁B aku ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 ▁on ▁his ▁inv itation . ▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁has ▁built ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Gl ory ▁and ▁Hon our , ▁a ▁highest ▁decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁following ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Ser g ius ▁of ▁Rad one zh ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁By ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v , ▁Patri arch ▁Kir ill ▁was ▁granted ▁with ▁the ▁" Sh ar af " ▁( H on or ) ▁medal ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁President ▁Ali ye v , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁tr il ater al ▁sum mit ▁between ▁Russian , ▁Iran ian ▁and ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁leaders ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁B aku ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁purpose ▁of ▁fighting ▁against ▁terror ism , ▁trans n ational ▁organized ▁crime , ▁arms ▁sm ugg ling ▁and ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Iran ▁and ▁Russia ▁through ▁tr il