Serbia, Azerbaijan sign agreements

Source: Tanjug
BAKU -- Serbian President Boris Tadić and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev signed in Baku on Thursday a joint declaration on the development of bilateral relations

At the same time, ministers of the two countries signed several bilateral agreements which give room for enhancement of cooperation in all fields.

Serbian Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mlađan Dinkić and Azerbaijan Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev signed the Agreement on cooperation in trade and economic sphere, and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić and his counterpart Ramil Usubov signed the Agreement on cooperation in the fight against crime.

The officials also signed a protocol on cooperation between the two foreign ministries and diplomatic academies, as well as the Convention on elimination of double taxation between the governments of Azerbaijan and Serbia in relation to incomes and possessions.

In addition to these two documents, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić signed the

Agreement on abolishment of visa for persons who have diplomatic and official passports.

At the same time, the Group of Friendship with Serbia was set up in the parliament of Azerbaijan.

Belgrade and Baku have both assessed that Tadić's visit to Azerbaijan is an opportunity to establish talks concerning the improvement of economic ties between the two countries.

Azerbaijan takes the 55th place on the list of Serbia's 160 export countries, and is ranked as 97th on the list of 199 import countries. Serbian export to this country has marked a constant increase since mid-90's, while the trade in 2009 totaled RSD 5.15 million.

Later in the day, Tadić will meet with Prime Minister Arthur Rasi Zadeh and Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov.