Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov.

Axar.az informs that this was reported by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Pakistan.

It was reported that during the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed deep gratitude to the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the brotherly Azerbaijani people for their unwavering solidarity and support for Pakistan. The Prime Minister added that the position demonstrated by the brotherly country is a manifestation of strong friendship and brotherhood between the two peoples.

Speaking about the developments in the region and the ceasefire agreement reached, the Prime Minister expressed his readiness to resolutely defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of any aggression in the future.

The Prime Minister spoke about the development of strategic Pakistan-Azerbaijan relations and expressed his satisfaction with the positive trajectory of bilateral cooperation. He noted that President Ilham Aliyev's historic visit to Pakistan in July last year was an important milestone in opening up new opportunities for cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and investment. Recalling his visit to Baku in February, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan's desire to elevate fraternal relations to a mutually beneficial economic partnership.

Stating that Azerbaijan and Pakistan have always been together as friendly and brotherly countries, our country's Ambassador to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov, said that President Ilham Aliyev attaches great importance to fraternal relations between the two countries and that relations between the parties have been developing rapidly in recent years.