The Ambassador of Azerbaijan H.E. Ali Alizada called on the Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr. Fehmida Mirza in her office this afternoon. The Minister warmly welcomed the guest and said that Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Azerbaijan and the incumbent government is committed to explore more areas of cooperation with Azerbaijan. The envoy said that Pakistan is a strategic brotherly country of Azerbaijan and the government and the people of Azerbaijan are always keen to strengthen relations with Pakistan. “We share very cordial and warm brotherly relations with Pakistan. We support each other on regional and international issues. We appreciate Pakistan's support on Nabor issue and at the same time we support Pakistan on Kashmir Issue” said the envoy. The Minister appreciated Azerbaijan's stance on Kashmir and said that although the Government is committed to have friendly relations with all the neighboring countries yet such long standing issues should be resolved to have sustainable development in the region. The Minister reiterated the importance of CPEC and said that it is not confined to just two countries but has open up to Central Asian. It is not just an infrastructural project but can provide and opportunity for peace and stability in the region. Both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in multiple areas including energy, sports and social sector development. *****
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