BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10. Minister of Defense
of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, is on
an official visit to the Republic of Serbia, a source in the
Ministry of Defense told Trend.
First, the Azerbaijani delegation visited the monuments of
National Leader Heydar Aliyev and prominent Serbian writer Milorad
Pavić, as well as the memorial complex dedicated to Milica Rakić in
Tašmajdan Park in Belgrade, and laid wreaths in front of them.
Then, in accordance with the visit program, Colonel General
Zakir Hasanov met with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of
Serbia, Mr. Bratislav Gasic.
During the official welcoming ceremony, the defense ministers of
both countries passed along the guard of honor according to
protocol. The national anthems of the Republic of Azerbaijan and
the Republic of Serbia were performed.
At the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state
and prospects for development of cooperation between the two
countries in the military, military-technical, and
military-educational fields, as well as discussed regional security
and a number of other issues of mutual interest.
It should be noted that, as part of the visit, the Azerbaijani
Defense Minister is scheduled to attend the Distinguished Visitors
Day of “Platinum Wolf 26” multinational tactical exercise taking
place near Bujanovac, Serbia.
