SAINT PETERSBURG: Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova met with Valentina Matviyenko, Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, during a working visit to Saint Petersburg. The meeting took place on November 21 as part of Gafarova's participation in the meeting of the Council of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly and the 57th plenary session of the CIS IPA. According to Azeri-Press News Agency, during their conversation, both speakers exchanged views on various aspects of the relationship between Azerbaijan and Russia, specifically focusing on parliamentary relations. They also deliberated on the cooperation between their respective parliaments within international organizations, including the Commonwealth of Independent States Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (CIS IPA).