"We are delighted by the present state of Azerbaijan-Pakistan relations that have ascended to the level of strategic partnership, stemming from our brotherly peoples' common historical and religious roots. We attach great significance to developing our relations underpinned by mutual trust. I wish to highlight the support our countries extend to each other within the international organizations," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in the congratulatory letter to the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan, Report informs.
The letter says:
"The Azerbaijani people always highly value Pakistan's principled position and the political and moral support to our country's just cause demonstrated during the Patriotic War. We are looking forward to also seeing Pakistani companies in the large-scale development and reconstruction works across the liberated territories.
"Today, there is a favorable environment for expanding cooperative relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan in economic, trade, energy, transportation, tourism, education, and military-technical spheres. I am confident that thanks to our joint efforts, our inter-state relations, and fruitful bilateral and multilateral cooperation will successfully continue and strengthen through capitalizing on such opportunities."