ISLAMABAD-UNS/APP:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday received a
telephone call from President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and discussed matters of mutual
interest.
The Prime Minister offered his warm felicitations to President Aliyev and the people of
Azerbaijan on the historic peace agreement that was recently concluded between Azerbaijan
and Armenia.
During their warm and cordial telephone conversation, the Prime Minister lauded the visionary
role of President Ilham Aliyev in bringing the three decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and
Armenia to a peaceful and mutually beneficial end especially as it would usher in a new era of
prosperity for the Caucuses.
The Prime Minister particularly appreciated the role played by U.S. President Donald Trump in
facilitating this historic deal that would now bring peace and prosperity to the region. The
Prime Minister also mentioned the positive role of the President Trump in ending the recent
Indo-Pak war and appreciated Preident Trump as peace maker across the globe.
President Aliyev expressed deep appreciation for Pakistan’s longstanding and consistent
support to Azerbaijan on the Karabakh issue.
The Prime Minister responded that it has always been a matter of duty for the people of
Pakistan to extend their support to their Azerbaijani brothers and sisters on this core issue and
it was heartening to note that, under President Aliyev’s bold leadership and statesmanship,
peace had finally been established in this region.