First Lady awarded with Serbia’s Sretenjski Order
By Nigar Orujova
President Ilham Aliyev has met with President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic, who is visiting Azerbaijan to attend the opening ceremony of the First European Games on June 12.
The meeting was preceded by a ceremony to present Sretenjski Order, a high state award of Serbia, to Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, with participation of President Ilham Aliyev, President Tomislav Nikolic and his wife Dragica Nikolic.
A decree of the Serbian president conferring Sretenjski Order upon First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva was read out.
President Nikolic presented Sretenjski Order to the First Lady.
Following, the presidents had a meeting, during which they expressed satisfaction with the successful development of the relations between the two countries in a variety of fields, including politics, economy and energy.
The importance of the first European Games was emphasized, and the conditions created for the Games were hailed during the meeting.
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