MoU for cooperation between Pakistan-Azerbaijan NAs signed

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, Sahiba Gafarova on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding on Inter-parliamentary cooperation in Baku on Friday.

Both the dignitaries hoped that this would usher in a new era of bilateral parliamentary cooperation between the two brotherly countries. Asad Qaiser vowed to foster bilateral parliamentary relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan. He expressed these sentiments during a one-on-one meeting with Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, Sahiba Gafarova in the bilateral component of his visit to Azerbaijan.

The one-on-one meeting, held in Baku, was followed by the delegation-level talks between parliamentary delegates of the two countries. The Speaker National Assembly also extended gratitude to his counterpart in Milli Majlis for extending generous hospitality to the Pakistani delegation during their stay in their country.

He also congratulated the speaker, parliamentarians, government and people of Azerbaijan on liberating their territories from Armenian occupation. He also appreciated the role played by Azerbaijan in supporting the just cause of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K). The Speaker stressed upon the need to continue high-level parliamentary interactions to deepen cooperation and to accelerate follow-up on various initiatives by using platform parliamentary friendship groups.

The Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan appreciated Pakistan’s support to Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. She also agreed to foster parliamentary cooperation between the two brotherly countries for the benefit of people of both the countries.

Later, the Azerbaijan’s Education Minister Emin Amrullayev called on Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation. The speaker and the education minister discussed various aspects of enhancing cooperation in the education sector between both the countries.

The Speaker said a large number of Pakistani students were studying in Azerbaijan’s Universities. He stressed upon the need to intensify exchange of students and faculty members between the educational institutions of both the countries. The education minister appreciated the suggestions of the speaker and said they would be considered and implemented. He said that massive scope exists for cooperation.

The Pakistan Parliamentary delegation will return to Pakistan on July 31 after attending the trilateral Speakers’ Summit (Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Turkey) and undertaking a successful bilateral visit to the brotherly Republic of Azerbaijan.