The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, within the framework of his participation in the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Axar.az informs that this was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

Issues arising from the Azerbaijan-Pakistan strategic partnership, various aspects of the bilateral and multilateral cooperation agenda were discussed at the meeting.

The parties expressed their agreement that mutual visits and contacts at the highest and highest levels play a solid foundation for our interstate relations, and the importance of the last visit of the Pakistani Prime Minister to Azerbaijan in May of this year and the discussions held between the leaders of the two countries during the meetings held in Lachin was once again emphasized.

It was noted that Azerbaijan's hosting of the Economic Cooperation Organization Summit in July of this year and its chairmanship of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which will begin in 2026, have created additional opportunities for our partnership within multilateral platforms.

The positive impact of our ongoing political dialogue on the development of our cooperative relations in other dimensions was discussed, and partnership issues in the economy, trade, investments, energy security, transport and other promising areas were reviewed.

Recent regional developments were kept in the spotlight, serious concern was expressed about the security situation in the region as a result of the Israeli-Iranian conflict, and the importance of resolving the conflict through diplomatic means was emphasized.

During the meeting, views were also exchanged on other bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest.