Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan resolve to enhance cooperation, continue mutual support on national issues
(From left) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov address a joint press conference in Islamabad. Photo provided by Naveed Siddiqui
Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan on Wednesday agreed to strengthen cooperation in diverse fields and people-to-people ties, as well as continue to support each other on all issues involving the three countries national interests.
The understanding was reached between the foreign ministers of the three nations at the second Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral meeting, hosted by Islamabad.
The meeting concluded with the signing of an agreement, titled Islamabad Declaration , which said the three countries were desirous of further deepening cooperation in all areas of mutual interest including political, strategic, trade, economic, peace and security, scie
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