OFFICIAL NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
The Azerbaijani leader once again expressed his deep condolences to the brotherly Pakistani people on the numerous victims of the huge earthquake hit the country on 8 October.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence the people of Pakistan would overcome this ordeal with courage noting the Governments of Azerbaijan is ready to continue to provide every assistance in elimination of the quake’s aftermath. He added that Azerbaijan had sent a delegation led by First Deputy Prime Minister to attend the donor countries’ international conference in Pakistan.
President Pervez Musharraf thanked his Azerbaijani counterpart for calling and offering condolences, and outlined the measures undertaken in his country to eliminate the consequences of the disaster.
He appreciated the assistance provided by friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan and once again expressed his deep gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev.
The two Presidents expressed their mutual satisfaction with the current state of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan bilateral relationship, the countries’ cooperation within international organizations, and also discussed a number of other issues of mutual interest.