Leaders inaugurate monument to Azeri composer in Serbia
BAKU – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Serbian President Boris Tadic on Thursday attended the inauguration of the monument to the outstanding Azerbaijan composer Uzeir Hajibeyli in Novi Sad, the Azerbaijani President's website reported.
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river. Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia, after Belgrade. Novi Sad is an industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy, as well as a major cultural hub.
Addressing the ceremony, mayor of Novi Sad Igor Pavličić thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the support. The mayor has emphasized that as a multicultural country Serbia respects all national cultures and highly values an idea of dedicating a monument to Uzeir Hajibeyli in Novi Sad.
Then Azerbaijan and Serbian leaders unveiled the monument. Both presidents addressed the inauguration. The inauguration ceremony was rounded off with a concert performed by the Uzeir Hajibeyli Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra.
On Wednesday, Aliyev opens Azerbaijan’s embassy in Belgrade.
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