Islamabad (GNP): Embassy of Azerbaijan Islamabad held a ceremony in the federal capital to celebrate the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan, with Supreme Pakistani political and diplomats, Government officials, civil society and media personnel were participating in the event.
Chief Guest Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, alongside Federal Ministers Aleem Khan, Musadaq Malik, Salik Hussain, Shaza Fatima, and Azam Nazir Tarar, joined Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov at the celebratory the ceremony.
Addressing the Independence day ceremony, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov stressed the importance of May 28 that is marked as the Independence Day of Azerbaijan every year in the country and across the world.
He said that Azerbaijan was the first democratic secular Republic in the Muslim East and was founded on May 28, 1918.
Ambassador Farhadov 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.
He said that both nations are bound by the bonds of strong friendship, brotherhood and strategic ties.
“From the first day of our independence, we feel Pakistan’s full backing to our country both in bilateral format and within the framework of global organizations as well as during the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia and their liberation by Azerbaijan, and in the post-conflict period.”
In 2020, under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan liberated its globally recognized territories from almost 30 years of occupation by Armenia, implementing the four UNSC resolutions of 1993, he added.
Ambassador Farhadov said that Azerbaijan’s leadership is focusing on creating modern, sustainable, and smart communities for the return of former IDPs to their ancestral lands, and that the current year has been declared the Year of Urban Planning and Architecture. This important initiative reflects Azerbaijan’s strong commitment to sustainable development, architecture, environmental planning, and the creation of smart and beautiful cities.
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In this context, of the Azerbaijani in the forthcoming case, my country will cross 13 session of the birth Global Forum. Over the past years, Azerbaijan has successful chair several important organizations, such as council Malawi, member organization of the tonic state of the nine issue and middle of Thank you very much for your attention. Pakistan has.
Chairman of the Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, addressed the gathering, saying, “I am delighted to be present here today on this very special occasion of the Independence Day of our brotherly country, Azerbaijan.”
Azerbaijan and Pakistan have a lot in common, culturally, religiously, and historically. We are like twin brothers, and whatever happens in Azerbaijan happens in Pakistan.
I recall when Pakistan stood victorious against Indian aggression, the people of Azerbaijan celebrated in a remarkable way, as if they themselves had won. Pakistan and Azerbaijan are truly brotherly nations. I have had extensive interactions with the people of Azerbaijan and their leadership.
I had the honor of meeting the President of Azerbaijan, the Speaker of the Senate, the Prime Minister, and the Chairman of the Senate. We have been maintaining strong diplomatic relations, including parliamentary delegations and active participation in international forums such as the IPU and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly.
Moreover, he said, in many other areas, we share commonality, and we are so delighted today that Azerbaijan is contributing a lot to the year you have declared, Excellency, the Year of Architecture, as the President of Azerbaijan himself told me that they are going to modernize Islamabad and will also develop a new architectural plan for Islamabad. We again congratulate you on your Independence Day.
The Chairman of the Senate said that the people of Pakistan and the Parliament of Pakistan share the same views as we have been expressing here in Pakistan. We need more connectivity. When I discussed this with the President of Azerbaijan, they have already started 11 flights a week from Lahore and Islamabad, and the fare is hardly comparable to other international airlines. It takes only three hours to reach Baku.
So I will also try to increase flights so that there will be daily flights to Baku, enabling more tourists to visit. When I met the President, he mentioned one thing. He said there is a very historic place in Baku known as Multani Karwan Sarai, and it is 700 years old.
UNESCO has taken it over. And he said, Chairman, we haven’t changed the name since the merchants from Wastan via the Silk Route, 700 years back, they used to visit Azerbaijan and Baku, therefore will not change the name.
The highlight of the gathering was a ceremonial cake-cutting, symbolizing the strong fraternal ties between Islamabad and Baku. Officials from both sides reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation across trade, energy, and defense sectors.
The event underscored the mutual respect and longstanding friendship between the two nations, with leaders praising Azerbaijan’s rich history and its progress since gaining independence.
