Azerbaijan, Pakistan eye bilateral ties
The ways of developing relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan were explored as the first deputy chair of the Azerbaijan State Committee on Religious Organizations, Sayyad Salahli, has met Pakistani ambassador to the country Khalid Usman Qaiser.
Salahli hailed relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, stressing that there was mutual interest in developing the bilateral ties.
He also highlighted religious situation in Azerbaijan, adding "representatives of different religious confessions have been living in the country in peace for centuries".
Qaiser, in turn, noted that Pakistan was interested in developing relationship with Azerbaijan in various fields.
He said that the foundations of strong relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan were laid by national leader Heydar Aliyev. “This policy is being successfully continued by President Ilham Aliyev.”
The diplomat stressed that Pakistan has always backed Azerbaijan`s just position on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, AzerTac state news agency reported.
Goods turnover between Azerbaijan and Pakistan has reached about $1,318 mln from January to July, 2015, according to the State Customs Committee.
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