On the invitation of Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and religious leader of Azerbaijan Allahshukur Pashazade Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia Alexy II is in Baku. «The relations between Azerbaijan and Russia have reached mutual trust and a new phase of development. They are based on friendly and good neighborly relations,» I. Aliyev stated. «We can be proud of people of difference confessions living in peace and accord in Azerbaijan, which is an important condition in the development of the country,» the Azeri leader noted. In his turn Alexy II noted that «religious figures have always hailed peace and accord.» He said he hoped for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be settled in the near future. «Religious figures believe that the Karabakh conflict can be solved peacefully, via dialogue,» Alexy II stated.