A Russian tank crew member looks out of the tank during the "Maintenance battalion" of International Army Games 2017 contest in Omsk region, Russia, on Aug. 9, 2017. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)

BAKU, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on Saturday described the development of security cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan as "successful."

Patrushev, who was currently on a visit to Azerbaijan, made the remarks during a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, according to Azerbaijan state news agency.

He said that Russia attaches great importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan through the Security Council, and that communications in this area were developing very constructively.

"Together with the Azerbaijani side, we define the new threats emerging in the world and ways to combat them," Patrushev said.

Aliyev, for his part, said that bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Russia in the political, economic, security and other spheres were developing successfully.

Trade and economic cooperation between the two countries have expanded and there was a dynamics in the development of export-import, the Azerbaijani president said.

Aliyev underlined the importance of close contacts between the two countries amid the growing threats in the world and the region.

He expressed hope that the visit of Patrushev will contribute to further expansion of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia in the security sphere.