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    Pakistan, Azerbaijan offer mutual support in territorial disputes

    AP Worldstream
    Apr 13, 2005


    Pakistan's prime minister and the visiting Azerbaijani president on
    Wednesday lent support to each other in territorial disputes their
    governments have with other nations over Kashmir and Nagorno-Karabakh.

    After talks in Islamabad, President Ilham Aliev told reporters that
    Azerbaijan backed Pakistan's stand on Kashmir, and Prime Minister
    Shaukat Aziz said Pakistan would continue to support Azerbaijan on the
    issue of Nagorno-Karabakh.

    Kashmir is divided between Pakistan and India and the neighbors have
    fought two out of three wars over it since they gained independence
    from Britain in 1947. Both countries claim the Himalayan region in its
    entirety.

    Azerbaijan has said that it is not ready for any compromise with
    neighboring Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, saying the land held by
    ethnic Armenian forces since a 1994 war is Azerbaijani territory and
    cannot be the subject of bargaining.

    "We think that the issues need to be resolved to reflect the views and
    aspirations of the people of these regions," Aziz said.

    Earlier, the two countries signed six agreements to enhance ties in
    culture, education, finance, communication and information technology.

    On Tuesday, Aliev held talks with Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez
    Musharraf. The Azerbaijani leader is due to leave Pakistan on
    Thursday.
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