Azerbaijan, Pakistan to launch new trade ventures

Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish a joint trade company to promote imports, exports and joint business ventures. The initiative is expected to help strengthen industrial linkages and increase the volume of bilateral trade. The decision was made during a visit by the Azeri ambassador to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov, to the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce. Ambassador Farhadov highlighted that both countries’ leadership — President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — were committed to further strengthening these ties. Relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan are based on mutual trust, brotherhood and shared interests, Mr Farhadov said. United Business Group (UBG) Secretary General Zafar Bakhtawari, Azerbaijan-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, Chakwal Chamber former president Waqar Bakhtawari, Azerbaijan Trade House President Adeel Butt and other business personalities were also present on the occasion.