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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has praised Pakistan for supporting Azerbaijan’s position on its conflict with Armenia over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh.
Receiving Pakistan’s Defense Secretary Syed Athar Ali on Thursday, President Aliyev thanked Pakistan for its backing Baku during the voting on a resolution on the situation in the country’s occupied territories at the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the UN Security Council, and also for not recognizing Armenia because of its military aggression against Azerbaijan.
The president also reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s backing of Pakistan’s stance on the Kashmir conflict.
Praising Azerbaijan-Pakistan relations and partnership, President Aliyev expressed confidence that discussions on important issues relating to bilateral cooperation would take place during the Pakistani defense chief’s visit. The Azerbaijani leader said his country was interested in expanding its cooperation with Pakistan, stressing "there are good opportunities to get it done in the military field and the defense industry."
The Pakistani defense secretary stressed the importance of the two countries’ support for each other’s positions on the world stage.
Syed Athar Ali called the Garabagh conflict Azerbaijan’s "most critical problem", adding that this is the reason Pakistan does not recognize Armenia.*