Russian MFA hails Azerbaijan's position as balanced

"We hail the balanced position of our Azerbaijani and Armenian partners on the anti-Russian campaign of the West over the situation around Ukraine," Director of the Fourth Department of the CIS Countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Denis Gonchar told RIA Novosti, Report informs.

"We also appreciate that both Baku and Yerevan are guided by their national interests in building their foreign policy. We understand the pressure on the Azerbaijani and Armenian leadership in this direction," he said.