POLITICS
Islamabad mayor affirms interest in building direct ties with Baku
Baku, August 1, AZERTAC
Mayor of Islamabad Sheikh Anser Aziz has expressed the city`s interest in building direct ties with Baku as he met with Azerbaijani Ambassador to Pakistan Ali Alizade.
He said they were ready to maintain cooperation in organizing various cultural, scientific, educational, tourism, humanitarian and social projects in Islamabad in order to develop and strengthen relations between the two countries.
Ambassador Alizade highlighted humanitarian and social projects organized in Pakistan through the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, saying these projects play a vital role in strengthening ties between the two nations.
The Ambassador also spoke of Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan. “Religious and cultural monuments, mosques were destroyed and vandalized in ancient Azerbaijani lands as a result of this aggression.” Alizade hailed Pakistan`s supporting Azerbaijan`s stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.