brotherly relations
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan highly values its close brotherly ties with Azerbaijan and hopes that these relations would be further strengthened, including through regular high-level exchanges. The prime minister said this while talking to the outgoing Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada who paid a farewell call on him on Friday. The prime minister congratulated Ambassador Alizada on successful completion of his assignment in Pakistan and appreciated his contributions to the deepening and broadening of Pakistan-Azerbaijan relations. He said that Pakistan wants to further strengthen bilateral ties with Azerbaijan, particularly in the fields of trade, energy, defence, culture and tourism. He said that Pakistan attaches utmost significance to its ties with Azerbaijan as both countries have shared religion, values, culture, as well as commonalities of views on regional and international issues. The prime minister underscored the need for exchanging political, cultural, and economic delegations at high levels to further solidify bilateral cooperation. He congratulated the ambassador on liberation of territories from occupation of Armenia. The Azeri ambassador thanked the prime minister for Pakistan’s steadfast support on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and the recent liberation of occupied territories. Earlier on Thursday, Ambassador Ali Alizada paid a farewell call to President Dr Arif Alvi and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi separately.
