17.02.2014.

Defence ministers of Serbia and Azerbeijan meet

Defence Minister Nebojsa Rodic as part of the technical government met today at the Guard HQ in Topcider with the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan , Colonel General Zakir Hasanov .

After the signing of a defense cooperation agreement, the two ministers expressed their satisfaction with the development of good and friendly relations which were confirmed during a meeting at the highest level , especially after the adoption of the Declaration on friendly relations and strategic partnership between the two countries , which was signed by presidents Tomislav Nikolic and Ilham Aliyev , in Baku on 8 February last year.

Minister of Defence in the technical government Nebojsa Rodic said that the signed agreement is a formal legal framework for the further intensification of cooperation that will contribute to the strategic guidelines for the development and improvement of military-economic , military education , military and medical cooperation .

- During the visit, the colleagues from Azerbaijan will be given a presentation of the capacity of the University of Defence , Military Academy and School of Medicine , Military Medical Academy , and the possibility of the Serbian defense industry . Minister Rodic reminded the visitors that the military cooperation between the two countries is promoted by joint participation in exercises that contribute to the operational and functional capabilities of the Army of Serbia .

- During the year members of the National Army of Azerbaijan will take part in exercise " Viking14 " , based on simulation and training for the participation of the armed forces in crisis management , as well as the international exercise ~ " Platinum Wolf ~ 14 " at the base "Jug " .

Minister of Defence in the technical thanked his colleague from Azerbaijan on a solid , principled support that his country provides to Serbia's struggle to preserve sovereignty and territorial integrity in Kosovo and Metohija.

The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov said the military cooperation between the two countries was very important, which, as he pointed out , said today's signing of the Agreement on Cooperation in the field of defense .

- Our cooperation will continue and further develop in the future , in many directions and areas, and that we are familiar because both countries have a problem with separatist aspirations. Azerbaijan supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia on the whole territory, just as the Republic of Serbia does when it comes to our country and the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Minister Hassan expressed his satisfaction with the very rich program of his visit to Serbia , which he described as " a beautiful , friendly country ."

Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan during the visit to Serbia, will be received by President Tomislav Nikolic and the first vice president of the technical government Aleksandar Vucic .

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and State Secretary Zoran Djordjevic , today laid wreaths and flowers in Tašmajdan park on the monument to Heydar Aliyev , Milorad Pavic and the children killed during the NATO aggression in 1999.

Laying wreaths at the monument to Heydar Aliyev , the first president of the independent state of Azerbaijan, and a prominent Serbian writer Milorad Pavic, who gained worldwide fame with his novel " Dictionary of the Khazars ", the people who are believed to have lived in present-day Azerbaijan, confirmation of the friendship of the two peoples and cooperation to promote economic development and exchange of cultural values .

Wreaths at the monument to children killed during the NATO aggression against Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, when about 2,500 civilians and more than 80 children lost their lives , send a strong anti-war message and protest against the killing of innocent civilians and children in armed conflicts .

The Tašmajdan park in Belgrade was renewed with the donation of Azerbaijan and was opened on 8 June 2011. Part of the cultural mission of Azerbaijan is to provide funds for the restoration of parks in other states , such as the parks in Bucharest , Istanbul and some other European cities where monuments are erected to the first president after independence , who is the father of current president Ilham Aliyev . Memorials to Aliyev and Pavic are about three meters high and are located in the central park paths in the form of a bronze sculpture by the Azerbaijani sculptor Natig Aliyev