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BAKU – Pakistan's navy chief has said his country will not recognize Armenia until the occupied Azerbaijani territories are liberated.

Admiral Noman Bashir’s statement was made as Azerbaijan’s Navy commander, Vice-Admiral Shahin Sultanov was holding talks with the country’s senior military officials in Pakistan.

Bashir also said Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Azerbaijan, saying it would continue to support the fraternal country’s stance.

Azerbaijani Charge D’Affairs in Pakistan Dashgin Shikarov said relations between the two countries are developing and they are supporting one another’s positions in international organizations.

Shikarov said Baku praises the fact that in response to Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan, Pakistan does not recognize the invading country’s independence.

20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory has been under Armenian occupation for nearly two decades.

Stressing that Azerbaijan has always stood by Pakistan, the charge d’affairs cited a number of examples pointing to the friendship between the two nations. He said that the Azerbaijani government provided assistance to Pakistan following an earthquake in 2005; a school for girls has been built in Muzaffarabad on Azerbaijani First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva’s initiative; and Azerbaijan provided financial and humanitarian aid to Pakistan following recent floods on President Ilham Aliyev’s orders.