Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasi-zade met with the delegation headed by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Serbia Bratislav Gashich, visiting our country officially, on August 12.
According to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers, Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zade, expressing satisfaction with the high level of relations between Azerbaijan and Serbia's in political and humanitarian spheres, stressed the need for extensive use of the opportunities available in the economic and military-technical spheres.
Bratislav Gashich noted that the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Serbia is in the interests of the two peoples. On behalf of the Government of Serbia Defence Minister expressed his appreciation for the assistance provided by Azerbaijan during the natural disaster in his country. He also reiterated that the Serbian state is always close to Azerbaijan in all international activities, in particular, it strongly supports the principles of territorial integrity and inviolability of borders in the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In conclusion, expressing deep appreciation for the warm welcome, the Serbian minister stressed that he witnessed rapid economic development in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The sides exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest relating to the prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and Serbia at the meeting.