In the last two months, I have met the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif, twice and we have discussed extensively the agenda of our bilateral relations, the agenda of friendship and brotherhood. We are grateful to Pakistan for its constant support in the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations. Whether during the occupation, during the war, or after the liberation of our lands, Pakistan has always been by our side. This political and moral support is highly appreciated by the people of Azerbaijan.

Axar.az reports that President Ilham Aliyev made these comments in his speech at the opening of the international conference "Along the Middle Corridor: geopolitics, security and economy" held at ADA University on November 25.

Emphasizing that they discussed the revitalization of trade and economic relations with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the head of state said:

"We discussed what products we can supply each other with. If we can buy quality rice from our brother country, why should we buy it from others?"