Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev will visit Pakistan on July 11-12, as announced by the Pakistani Foreign Office on Tuesday, with a focus on enhancing bilateral economic cooperation.
This visit follows the inaugural Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in Kazakhstan, attended by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. At the summit, Sharif proposed the creation of tripartite institutional mechanisms in economic and investment areas to bolster cooperation among the three nations.
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated that President Aliyev will meet with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Sharif during his visit.
“The two sides will engage in wide-ranging discussions on areas of mutual interest to further strengthen bilateral cooperation,” she said. “Several agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed during the visit.”
Baloch emphasized that President Aliyev’s visit reflects “robust cooperation and leadership-level dialogue” between the two countries.
In their previous meeting, Prime Minister Sharif highlighted the deep-rooted cultural, historical, and religious ties between Pakistan and Azerbaijan and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing tripartite cooperation into a “strong multifaceted partnership” across sectors such as economy, energy, tourism, culture, education, and technology.