At the initiative of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Serbia, a round table "South Caucasus: Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation" was held in Belgrade on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Report informs.
The ambassadors of Türkiye and Somalia in Belgrade, diplomats, a representative of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international experts and political analysts participating in the event held discussions on security and cooperation opportunities in the South Caucasus.
First, the memory of the victims of the Khojaly genocide was commemorated with a minute of silence. Azerbaijani Ambassador to Serbia Kamil Khasiyev provided detailed information to the participants of the event about the Khojaly tragedy. It was noted that the Khojaly genocide was part of the ethnic cleansing and occupation policy against Azerbaijan planned and implemented by Armenia. The ambassador stressed the importance of bringing the perpetrators of the Khojaly genocide to criminal responsibility.
Then, Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of the Board of the Center for the Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center), and Shahin Shahyarov, Acting Head of the Department of Analysis and Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared their views on the topic.
The event also discussed the prospects for cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan. Neven Cveticanin, President of the Forum for Strategic Studies (FORST), former member of the Serbian National Assembly, analyzed the opportunities for cooperation in the South Caucasus and beyond. Professor Violeta Rašković Talović, Dean of the Faculty of International Politics and Security at Nikola Tesla University, touched upon the development prospects of bilateral cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan, stating that relations are at a high level and of strategic importance.
The discussions continued with a question-and-answer session.