Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday proposed the establishment of tripartite institutional mechanisms aimed at bolstering economic and investment cooperation among Pakistan, Turkiye, and Azerbaijan. This proposal was made during the inaugural session of the Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit, held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
In his address, Prime Minister Sharif emphasized the profound fraternal ties Pakistan shares with Azerbaijan and Turkiye, which are rooted in deep cultural, historic, and religious bonds, as well as mutual respect and support on core issues.
The summit was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Heydar Aliyev. Prime Minister Sharif welcomed the convening of this inaugural session at the summit level, viewing it as a natural progression of the trilateral engagements among the three brotherly Muslim countries.
“The trilateral cooperation in political, parliamentary, and defense domains since the First Trilateral Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Baku in 2017 has been excellent,” noted Prime Minister Sharif. He reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to enhancing this tripartite cooperation into a strong multifaceted partnership across various areas, including economic, energy, tourism, cultural, educational, technology and innovation, healthcare, and environmental cooperation.
Highlighting the robust people-to-people contacts and strong bonds of friendship among the three countries, the prime minister outlined the significant potential for collaboration in culture, tourism, academia, and science and technology.
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