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BAKU – Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has discussed the development of bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Serbia during a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic in Belgrade, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.

An Azerbaijani hall was opened in the building of the Serbian Foreign Ministry during the visit.

Jeremic reminded about his visit to Azerbaijan in 2009 and Serbian President Boris Tadic’s visit in 2010. He said he had good impressions from this visit.

Mammadyarov thanked the Serbian leadership for their support to Azerbaijan on Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, informed his counterpart about the negotiation process held towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict, mediated by OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

Jeremic, in turn, said development of relationship with Azerbaijan was the Serbian leadership`s resolute stance.

He thanked the Azerbaijani government for supporting Serbia`s position on the Kosovo issue in both bilateral meetings and international organizations.

They also discussed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's upcoming visit to Serbia on June 8-9.

Mammadyarov also met with the Belgrade Mayor, deputy chairman of ruling Democratic Party Dragan Djilas, who thanked the Azerbaijani leadership for the humanitarian projects carried out by the Azerbaijani embassy in Serbia, as well as reconstruction and renovation of the Serbian people’s popular leisure place - Tashmaydan Park.

Mammadyarov appreciated the renovation of "Tashmaydan Park" and erection of monuments of Azerbaijan’s national leader Heydar Aliyev and well-known Serbian writer Milorad Pavic there, erection of Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli’s bust in Novi Sad and eternalization of the memories of these historic figures in Serbia as a sign of friendly relations between the two countries.