Pakistan - Azerbaijan ties: Pakistan further enhances the diplomatic outreach to CAR states
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The Second Round of Pakistan-Azerbaijan Bilateral Political Consultations held in a virtual mode today (Friday).
The Pakistan side was led by Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood while Deputy Foreign Minister Ramiz Hasanov headed the Azerbaijan delegation.
The two sides reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations, including cooperation in the political, trade and economic, energy, defence, education and culture arenas.
Agreeing that bilateral political relations are of exemplary quality, the two sides affirmed the resolve to take the overall relationship to a new level.
Reiterating Pakistan's principled support on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Foreign Secretary extended felicitations on the historic success in liberation of Azerbaijan's occupied territories.
Deputy Foreign Minister Hasanov thanked for Pakistan's support, which won profound admiration by the government and people of Azerbaijan.
Discussing the existing state of play in the economic cooperation, the two sides agreed to enhance and diversify bilateral trade to its optimal potential and expand cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture, science and technology, railways and education.
The Foreign Secretary recognized Azerbaijan's valuable support to Pakistan on the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir at various international fora, including at the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir.
The Foreign Secretary stressed that the international community needed to take practical steps to address the grave situation and to facilitate peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
The Foreign Secretary also highlighted Pakistan's positive contribution to the Afghan peace process with the objective of an inclusive and broad-based political settlement geared to bring lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to pursue opportunities and possibilities for imparting greater depth and substance to the bilateral relationship.
