Azerbaijan, Pakistan ties mulled

  31 January 2014    Read: 541
Azerbaijan, Pakistan ties mulled
Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to Pakistan Dashgin Shikarov met Governor of the country`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Shaukatullah Khan.


The ambassador hailed relations between the two countries as friendly and fraternal. He expressed gratitude to Pakistan for supporting Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The diplomat highlighted ongoing reconstruction work and economic reforms carried out in Azerbaijan.

Shikarov stressed the importance of restoring direct flights between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, and establishing relations between businessmen. He also underlined the significance of strengthening the activity of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Inter-Governmental Cooperation Commission.

Khan, in turn, noted the necessity of deepening political, economic and cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan.

Pakistan always supported Azerbaijan`s position on the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, he said hailing Baku`s backing Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.

Khan also highlighted investment projects implemented in the province and invited the Azerbaijani businessmen to join these projects.

He said humanitarian and social projects carried out on the initiative of Azerbaijan`s first lady, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were of great importance to Pakistan.

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