The Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmedov and other senior Azerbaijani officials told the Serbian officials that the country would never recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo and expressed appreciation for Serbia’s readiness to treat the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the same manner.

Serbia’s Minister without Portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic and Director of the government’s Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric met with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmedov and pointed to the principled position of Serbia concerning territorial integrity under international law during the talks.

Joksimovic and Djuric thanked Azerbaijan for supporting Serbia in terms of respect for its territorial integrity and sovereignty, and for not recognizing Kosovo's unilaterally proclaimed independence, the Office for Kosovo and Metohija said in a release.