27.09.2016.
Defence Minister in Azerbaijan
Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic attended the opening of the International Defence Fair ADEX 2016 in Baku, today, after which he visited the booth of the Serbian Defence Industry where the offer of weapons and equipment of the Serbian defence industry factories was presented. The fair was opened by the Minister of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan Yavar Jamalov.After the opening of the fair, Minister Djordjevic also met with Defence Minister of Azerbaijan, General Zakir Hasanov, with whom he discussed possibilities for improving the defence cooperation between the two countries.
Djordjevic and Hasanov agreed that good relations between Serbia and Azerbaijan, in particular the Declaration on friendly relations and strategic partnership, signed in 2013, provide a strong incentive for the development of defence cooperation in all fields of mutual interest.
At the meeting, military economic cooperation was distinguished as the best segment of cooperation at the moment. Minister Djordjevic said he was satisfied with the degree of realization of joint projects, exports and transfer of technologies, which are taking place in accordance with the contracts signed. He also pointed out the significant development of the defence industry of Azerbaijan managed by the Ministry of Defence Industry and the readiness of the Ministry of Defence of Serbia for the continuation and expansion of cooperation, both in the field of the so far delivered technology, and when it comes to the potential development of new technologies.Minister Djordjevic said that military medicine and military education are areas in which it is possible to develop close relations, and that the visit of the Deputy Chief of the Military Medical Academy and the Dean of the MMA Faculty of Medicine to Baku, in October this year, is the first step in this direction. Also, it is expected that the Azerbaijani side visit Serbia by the end of the year, for a meeting at the expert level and presentation of the capacities of the Serbian defence industry.
On the sidelines of the event in Baku, Minister Djordjevic discussed the improvement of military cooperation also with the defence ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Belarus as well as with the Minister of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan.
