DM Monitoring
ANKARA: A meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey will be held in 2021, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. Cavusoglu made the remark while speaking about the results of the year on Wednesday.
The parties will hold discussions soon on organizing the meeting and the date of the meeting will be announced. The trilateral meeting is planned to be held in Pakistan.
Earlier October 19, The requirement for Pakistani flags in Azerbaijan has increased ever since Islamabad announced its unequivocal support to Baku in its conflict with Armenia.
This was said by Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ali Alizada, in a tweet on Monday.
“Love to #Pakistan & #Turkey is boundless in #Azerbaijan,and requirements for Pakistani flag are also increased,” tweeted the ambassador, thanking Pakistan and Turkey for openly siding with Baku in its conflict with Armenia.
On October 21, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov lauded the firm support extended by Pakistan over the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh region against Armenia.
“Highly appreciate the firm support of brotherly Pakistan to the just position of Azerbaijan,” Mr Bayramov said in a tweet following a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Talking to Mr Bayramov, Mr Qureshi expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, saying Pakistan believed in restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the territory. He expressed concern over the reprehensible targeting and killing of civilians by Armenian security forces. He expressed hope for a peaceful resolution of the crisis in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. The two foreign ministers discussed bilateral relations and the ongoing conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Mr Qureshi recognised Azerbaijan’s valuable support to Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute at various international forums, including the Organisation of Islamic Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir.
Months earlier, Pakistan expressed “deep concern” on the deteriorating security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh region after Armenian forces’ intensive shelling over the weekend on the civilian population of Azerbaijan. The Armenian forces attacked the villages of Terter, Aghdam, Fizuli and Jabrayil region and Pakistan considers it reprehensible and most unfortunate, a statement from the Foreign Office had said.
“This could compromise peace and security of the entire region. Armenia must stop its military action to avoid further escalation,” it had demanded. “Pakistan stands with the brotherly nation of Azerbaijan and supports its right of self-defence,” the FO had said.
We support Azerbaijan’s position on Nagorno-Karabakh, which is in line with the several unanimously adopted UN Security Council resolutions, the statement had added.
