BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 29. The third round of
consular consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Serbia were held in Belgrade, Azerbaijani MFA told
Trend.


The Azerbaijani delegation at the consultations was led by Emil
Safarov, Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, and the Serbian delegation was led by Natasa Rašević,
Acting Assistant to the Serbian Foreign Minister for Consular
Affairs.


During the consular consultations, the current state and
development prospects of consular cooperation with the Republic of
Serbia were reviewed, including the possibility of signing new
bilateral documents in the field.


In addition, views were exchanged on the latest innovations in
the consular field, including the current experience and mechanisms
applied by both countries in the direction of digitalization of
consular services, and opportunities for expanding cooperation in
this field and mutual application of best practices were
considered.


The importance of strengthening relations between the two
countries in the fields of migration, justice, education, labor and
social protection was also emphasized.


The meeting participants also exchanged views and experiences on
the effective provision of consular protection for citizens in
crisis situations and the regulation of labor migration.