Azerbaijan supports Pakistan on Kashmir

Wed 29 September 2010 07:47 GMT | 12:47 Local Time

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Azerbaijani political leaders support Pakistan on the disputed territory of Kashmir, the commander of Azerbaijan's Navy said in Islamabad yesterday.

Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov made the remarks during a meeting with Pakistan's defence minister, Ahmed Mukhtar, the Pakistani Times reported.

The meeting discussed bilateral defence cooperation, Pakistan’s anti-terror efforts, the rehabilitation of flood victims and the security environment of the region.

The defence minister said that Pakistan wanted to see peace and stability in Afghanistan because a stable and peaceful Afghanistan was in the economic and security interest of the entire region.

Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov told his host that Azerbaijan highly valued its ties with Pakistan and was keen to expand and promote military and economic relations.

He briefed the minister on his meetings with the military leadership of Pakistan. He described them as highly fruitful, saying the meetings would help to boost military cooperation between the two countries. He said that the political leadership of Azerbaijan fully supported Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir.

The Pakistan Times

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