The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Pakistan hosted a reception on Friday in Islamabad, marking Azerbaijan’s upcoming ‘Independence Day’. Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik was chief guest on the occasion.
The reception was attended by Governors of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, Kamran Tessori and Faisal Karim Kundi, former Climate Change Minister Senator Sherry Rehman and other dignitaries.
Foreign ambassadors and diplomats based in Islamabad, Pakistani government officials, representatives of business community and civil society, well known media personalities and Azerbaijanis living in Pakistan also attended the reception.
First, the National anthems of Azerbaijan and Pakistan were played.
Speaking on the occasion, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov emphasized the significance of May 28 that is celebrated as the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan every year in the country and across the globe. He said the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the first democratic secular republic in the Muslim East and was established on May 28, 1918.
He appreciated the role of Pakistan after the restoration of Azerbaijan’s Independence and said that Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan in December 1991. Ambassador Farhadov maintained that both countries are bound by the relations of strong friendship, brotherhood and strategic partnership based on historical and cultural bonds.
