Pakistan committed to further support Azerbaijan
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain has said his country does
not consider Armenia a state, AzerTac state news agency
reported.
“We have always backed Azerbaijan`s fair position on the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Pakistan does not
recognize Armenia as a state,” he told chairman of Azerbaijan`s
parliament Ogtay Asadov on the second day of his official visit to
Baku.
The president added that the Upper House of Pakistan`s
parliament, Senate, recognized what happened in Khojaly as
genocide.
Pakistan supported Azerbaijan during and after the Nagorno-Karabakh
War in early 1990s and it is one of the few countries that do not
have any diplomatic relations Armenia due to the ongoing occupation
of 20 percent of Azerbaijan's lands.
President Hussain further hailed Azerbaijan`s providing
assistance to Pakistan.
He also noted the importance of reciprocal visits by the two
countries` business communities, saying “this will contribute to
developing our ties even further”.
Asadov, for his part, described Azerbaijan and Pakistan as friendly and brotherly countries.
“We enjoy excellent relations. This visit will elevate our
bilateral ties to a qualitatively new level. The people of
Azerbaijan and Pakistan share common values, religion,” he said.
“Pakistan is one of the first countries that recognized
Azerbaijan`s independence. Azerbaijan and Pakistan have maintained
diplomatic relations for 24 years.”
He hailed Pakistan`s backing official Baku`s position in
international organizations, particularly related to the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“Islamabad has not built any relations with Yerevan because of Armenia`s occupying Azerbaijani lands. And this is a sign of a friendly, brotherly attitude,” Asadov added.
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