Selakovic meets with Babayev

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Social and Veteran Affairs Nikola Selakovic met with Azerbaijani counterpart Sahil Babayev in Belgrade on Thursday.

At the invitation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Babayev made a two-day visit to Belgrade to receive the Order of the Serbian Flag 1st Class on Wednesday, February 15, Serbia's Statehood Day.

Selakovic and Babayev, who co-chair an intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation and trade between Serbia and Azerbaijan, discussed potential dates for the commission's seventh session, due at the end of April.

They also discussed the holding of a Serbia-Azerbaijan business forum, Selakovic's ministry said in a statement.

The ministers reconfirmed the friendly relations between the two countries and noted the significance of the two ministries sharing experiences and good practices.