BAKU, October 7. /TASS/. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his birthday over the phone, according to the press service of the Azerbaijani leader.

"President Ilham Aliyev congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his birthday and wished him good health, long life and new successes in government activities. The Russian president expressed gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for his congratulations and attention," it said in a statement.

Putin and Aliyev expressed satisfaction with the development of Azerbaijani-Russian relations and exchanged views on the prospects for developing cooperation between the two countries in various fields.