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Ilham Aliyev receives Pakistani commerce minister (UPDATE)

Politics Materials 5 December 2016 15:54 (UTC +04:00)
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Commerce Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Khurram Dastgir Khan Dec. 5.

Details added (first version posted on 11:27)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 5

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Commerce Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Khurram Dastgir Khan Dec. 5.

Recalling with pleasure President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain's and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's visits to Azerbaijan, President Aliyev hailed these visits as successful and fruitful.

He noted the importance of these visits in terms of strengthening current brotherly relations between the two countries.

President Aliyev also underlined a good opportunity for the two countries' relevant ministries to hold practical meetings in order to develop bilateral trade, investment making, and identify business opportunities.

Dastgir Khan emphasized that Prime Minister Sharif was satisfied with his visit to Azerbaijan.

"Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif highly values the hospitality shown to him in Azerbaijan and he asked me to convey his gratitude to you," Dastgir Khan said.

The Pakistani minister said he traveled to Azerbaijan immediately after Sharif's visit on the instructions of the prime minister, saying there are significant issues relating to the development of bilateral relations to work on.

The sides hailed the importance of expanding energy and trade relations, and cooperation in the field of agriculture, pharmaceutical and textile industry between the two countries.

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