Azerbaijan endorses Pak stance on Kashmir: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov has reiterated his country’s support for Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir issue and demanded that the issue should be resolved in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.

The ambassador thanked Pakistan for standing with his country on the Karabakh dispute and vowed that his nation would always remember true friends. The embassy celebrated the first anniversary of the 44 days patriotic war against Armenia that resulted in the liberation of occupied Karabakh and other territories, which remained under occupation for nearly three decades.

The envoy said Armenia occupied almost 20% of his country’s territory for 30 years, and during this period it committed war crimes, as well as crimes against humanity.

Ambassador Khazar Farhadov reminded that during the Patriotic War, the government, parliament and people of Pakistan morally and politically supported Azerbaijan, condemning Armenian aggression and supporting Azerbaijan’s just position to restore its territorial integrity.

He added that his country also supported Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute, which should be resolved in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions. Earlier in a photo exhibition, Ambassador Khazar Farhadov briefed media about the sorry state of Azerbaijan’s territories during occupation.