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AzerNews, Azerbaijan
March 29 2015
Pakistan rules out diplomatic ties with Armenia until liberation of
Azerbaijani lands
29 March 2015, 14:13 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
There is no point of developing any sort of relations including
diplomatic relations with Armenia until and unless it pulls out its
troops from the Azerbaijani territory.
Sabah Aslam, an executive director of Islamabad Institute of Conflict
Resolution made the remark in an interview with Day.Az website.
She said Pakistan considers Azerbaijan as its brother country and it
will continue its support to Azerbaijan untill Armenia withdraws its
troops completely from the Azerbaijani lands.
Pakistan supported Azerbaijan during and after the Nagorno-Karabakh
War in early 1990s and it is one of the few countries that do not have
any diplomatic relations with Armenia due to the ongoing occupation of
20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized lands.
"Pakistan being brotherly country of Azerbaijan, has always been
criticizing massacre in Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenians. Therefore,
Pakistan does not recognize Armenia," Aslam said.
She also recalled a resolution condemning the occupation of
Azerbaijani territories and Khojaly genocide, approved by Pakistan's
senate committee on foreign relations on February 1, 2012.
Moreover, the committee has also reaffirmed Azerbaijan's sovereignty
within its internationally recognized borders and demanded the
execution of four UN Security Council resolutions on the unconditional
withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied Azerbaijani
territories, Aslam said.
She also added that Azerbaijan's support to Pakistan on Kashmir issue
and Pakistan's support on Nagorno-Karabakh issue is unconditional.
"And it is understood that both the countries will continue its
support till the issues are properly solved."
Speaking about the Pakistani-Azerbaijani bilateral ties, Aslam said
both countries have strong background.
"Ties between the two countries have been established on ground of
friendly and fraternal precepts. The Pakistani government is fully
aware of the importance of its relations with Azerbaijan. Therefore,
Pakistani leadership has been looking for ways and means to strengthen
its ties and partnership with Azerbaijan by focusing on strong
political, security, trade and commercial relations," the expert said.
She went on to add that based on strong grounds, the bilateral ties
between the two would be mutually beneficial and productive. "I hope
together both countries make a mark in the pursuance of future
endeavors."
Azerbaijan and Pakistan are also focused on the development of
economic relations. The two countries have recently agreed on boosting
bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
However, the economic ties between the two countries are not in a
satisfied level as political one.
"Though Pakistan and Azerbaijan enjoy good strategic relations but
unfortunately do not have healthy economic relations. Both countries
have good economic potential but are not sufficiently exploited,"
Aslam said.
She noted that Azerbaijan's economy boosted a lot in recent years and
there are several doors for Pakistan to get in to boost up its
economies as well.
Aslam said the main reasons for undeveloped economic relations are the
lack of geographic proximity and proper transport infrastructure
between Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
"However, disregard the problems, both countries have numerous
opportunities to develop economic relations in areas such as
education, tourism, information technologies, banking, finance,
science, agriculture, culture, and engineering, oil, gas and
investment sectors. If given attention, Pakistan-Azerbaijan economic
relations can be developed gradually and will turn beneficial for both
the countries in future," she said.
Aslam further spoke about the two countries role in strengthening
solidarity and cooperation in Muslim world, adding the Pakistan and
Azerbaijan can play vital role.
"Pakistan being second most populous Islamic nation and Azerbaijan a
true democratic Islamic state has all the potentials to gather the
Islamic world. Both countries by building regional and extra-regional
organizations, conducting joint conferences to promote Islamic
solidarity and peace messages around the world, and above all
contributing goodwill among all the member states to strengthen the
Islamic solidarity," Aslam said.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/79574.html
From: Baghdasarian
March 29 2015
Pakistan rules out diplomatic ties with Armenia until liberation of
Azerbaijani lands
29 March 2015, 14:13 (GMT+05:00)
By Sara Rajabova
There is no point of developing any sort of relations including
diplomatic relations with Armenia until and unless it pulls out its
troops from the Azerbaijani territory.
Sabah Aslam, an executive director of Islamabad Institute of Conflict
Resolution made the remark in an interview with Day.Az website.
She said Pakistan considers Azerbaijan as its brother country and it
will continue its support to Azerbaijan untill Armenia withdraws its
troops completely from the Azerbaijani lands.
Pakistan supported Azerbaijan during and after the Nagorno-Karabakh
War in early 1990s and it is one of the few countries that do not have
any diplomatic relations with Armenia due to the ongoing occupation of
20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized lands.
"Pakistan being brotherly country of Azerbaijan, has always been
criticizing massacre in Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenians. Therefore,
Pakistan does not recognize Armenia," Aslam said.
She also recalled a resolution condemning the occupation of
Azerbaijani territories and Khojaly genocide, approved by Pakistan's
senate committee on foreign relations on February 1, 2012.
Moreover, the committee has also reaffirmed Azerbaijan's sovereignty
within its internationally recognized borders and demanded the
execution of four UN Security Council resolutions on the unconditional
withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied Azerbaijani
territories, Aslam said.
She also added that Azerbaijan's support to Pakistan on Kashmir issue
and Pakistan's support on Nagorno-Karabakh issue is unconditional.
"And it is understood that both the countries will continue its
support till the issues are properly solved."
Speaking about the Pakistani-Azerbaijani bilateral ties, Aslam said
both countries have strong background.
"Ties between the two countries have been established on ground of
friendly and fraternal precepts. The Pakistani government is fully
aware of the importance of its relations with Azerbaijan. Therefore,
Pakistani leadership has been looking for ways and means to strengthen
its ties and partnership with Azerbaijan by focusing on strong
political, security, trade and commercial relations," the expert said.
She went on to add that based on strong grounds, the bilateral ties
between the two would be mutually beneficial and productive. "I hope
together both countries make a mark in the pursuance of future
endeavors."
Azerbaijan and Pakistan are also focused on the development of
economic relations. The two countries have recently agreed on boosting
bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
However, the economic ties between the two countries are not in a
satisfied level as political one.
"Though Pakistan and Azerbaijan enjoy good strategic relations but
unfortunately do not have healthy economic relations. Both countries
have good economic potential but are not sufficiently exploited,"
Aslam said.
She noted that Azerbaijan's economy boosted a lot in recent years and
there are several doors for Pakistan to get in to boost up its
economies as well.
Aslam said the main reasons for undeveloped economic relations are the
lack of geographic proximity and proper transport infrastructure
between Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
"However, disregard the problems, both countries have numerous
opportunities to develop economic relations in areas such as
education, tourism, information technologies, banking, finance,
science, agriculture, culture, and engineering, oil, gas and
investment sectors. If given attention, Pakistan-Azerbaijan economic
relations can be developed gradually and will turn beneficial for both
the countries in future," she said.
Aslam further spoke about the two countries role in strengthening
solidarity and cooperation in Muslim world, adding the Pakistan and
Azerbaijan can play vital role.
"Pakistan being second most populous Islamic nation and Azerbaijan a
true democratic Islamic state has all the potentials to gather the
Islamic world. Both countries by building regional and extra-regional
organizations, conducting joint conferences to promote Islamic
solidarity and peace messages around the world, and above all
contributing goodwill among all the member states to strengthen the
Islamic solidarity," Aslam said.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/79574.html
From: Baghdasarian