Azerbaijan and Serbia will sign an intergovernmental agreement on
strategic cooperation. This was stated by Serbian Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister of Foreign and Home Trade and Telecommunications
Rasim Ljajic during a speech at the Azerbaijani-Serbian business
forum in Baku on Monday, Trend reports.
"Relations between Azerbaijan and Serbia have reached the level of
strategic cooperation. Signing of an agreement on strategic
development is expected during the visit of Serbian President Tomislav
Nikolic to Baku in the second half of February 2013," Ljajich said.
According to him, Azerbaijan and Serbia have signed 21 bilateral
agreements since 2009.
"There is a good legal framework and environment for increasing the
volume of bilateral trade and investment. Political relations are at
the highest level," Ljajich said.
Ljajich invited Azerbaijani businessmen to participate in projects in
Serbia, noting that there is a very favourable environment for foreign
investors in the country.
In Ljajich's words, in addition, the work of Azerbaijani and Serbian
company consortiums is promising, not only in these two countries, but
also in third countries"
A meeting of the Azerbaijani-Serbian Intergovernmental Commission on
economic cooperation, co-chaired by Rasim Ljajich from the Serbian
side, will take place tomorrow.
The business forum is supported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of
Economic Development and the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion
Fund (AZPROMO). The event will be attended by about 90 entrepreneurs
operating in the areas of agriculture, construction, food processing,
tourism, engineering, and other fields.
According to the State Customs Committee, trade turnover between
Azerbaijan and Serbia amounted to $21.24 million in January-September,
with the share of imports at $21.22 million
