The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, have held a one-on-one meeting in Belgrade, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.
The presidents first posed for official photos.
Addressing the meeting, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said:
- I am very glad to have an opportunity to host you today. Welcome to Serbia. Mr. President, you and I have had meetings before. You have visited our country many times. We highly value the position taken by Azerbaijan and treat this position with great respect. The relations between our citizens are developing. Our friendship is manifested in specific activities both on your side and on ours. Thank you for your continued support for the territorial integrity of Serbia. We also took the same position during the difficult times for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is our long-time friend, and I do hope that we will further develop our relations in the future. No one can deny the fact that we are close friends and remain as such. From now on, we will do our best to increase the level of cooperation between our countries. Thank you and welcome again!
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Making a speech, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said:
- Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you for the invitation and hospitality. I am very glad to be in your beautiful country and to continue the active dialogue. We meet very often in the international arena, during some international events, and also communicate by telephone. So, we are in touch. And we always contribute to the development of our bilateral ties, which now already have a character of strategic partnership. And this is not only the declaration which has been signed, but this is the substance of our cooperation. We always, as you mentioned, supported each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, and we will continue to do so. Also, we established very close personal ties with you, and we have deep mutual respect. This is one of the important elements of our bilateral cooperation. I came with a large delegation, and I also saw a large delegation from the Serbian side. It will be a good opportunity for members of our delegations to have very active interaction and to plan our future steps, how to develop further our cooperation and to strengthen our partnership. Once again, thank you for hospitality.
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The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, have held a one-on-one meeting in Belgrade, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.
The presidents first posed for official photos.