Pakistani PM departs for Azerbaijan

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for a two-day visit to Azerbaijan to attend the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Khankandi, Report informs referring to the Pakistani government.

During the summit, Sharif plans to hold bilateral meetings with other leaders of the ECO countries.

The delegation of the head of government includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi.

This is Sharif's second visit to Azerbaijan this year. He was last in Baku in May this year and held talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.