LAHORE, Jun 16 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
“The two dignitaries exchanged Eid greetings and expressed their best wishes for the people of both countries on this auspicious occasion. They also prayed for unity, peace and prosperity of the Muslim Ummah,” PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
During the telephone conversation, the two leaders reviewed recent developments in bilateral relations, especially in the domain of trade, defence and energy.
They expressed satisfaction on the positive trajectory of relations and agreed to continue working closely to further strengthen bilateral ties to match the political goodwill that existed between both countries.
In addition, they also discussed ways to deal with common challenges, especially climate change.
The prime minister congratulated Azerbaijan for hosting the COP29 in Baku later this year and thanked President Aliyev for extending a personal invitation to him to participate in the event.
Both leaders reaffirmed that Pakistan and Azerbaijan would continue to support each other at multilateral forums including at the United Nations, OIC and ECO.
They particularly appreciated the firm and consistent support that both countries extended to each other on their respective core issues.
Prime Minister Sharif also reiterated his warm and cordial invitation to President Aliyev to undertake an official visit to Pakistan soon. President Aliyev confirmed that he would visit Pakistan at an early date.
On X account, the prime minister said that he had a warm conversation with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, to wish each other on Eid ul Adha.
“We prayed that this Eid brings joy to our two countries as well as bringing peace and unity to the Muslim Ummah. Exchanged views on how to further strengthen our existing excellent, fraternal relations. There is tremendous potential in trade, investment, energy and connectivity. Reiterated my invitation to President Aliyev to visit Pakistan which he very graciously accepted to do at an early date,” he further said in X post.