President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan spoke on Sunday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing a deep appreciation for the unshakable support of Pakistan on the Karabakh issue, reported Radio Pakistan.
The Prime Minister prolonged warm congratulations to President Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people on the historic peace agreement of their country with Armenia. He congratulated Aliyev’s visionary leadership in the resolution of the three decades conflict, calling him a central stage towards regional prosperity.
Stressing Pakistan’s duty to help his Azerbaijani brothers and sisters said: “It is comforting that, under the direction and the daring state of President Aliyev, peace was finally established. Pakistan is firmly standing with Azerbaijan.”
Spoke with my dear brother President Ilham Aliyev @presidenaz This evening.
Transmitted warm congratulations to him and to the inhabitants of Azerbaijan on the historical agreement of peace in Azerbaijan-Arménie, concluded in Washington DC.
Greeted him for his vision and his spirit of state, and deeply …
– Shehbaz Sharif (@cmshehbaz) August 10, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz also welcomed the role of US President Donald Trump in brokerage of the agreement, noting his contributions to the implementation of Karabakh and recent Indo-Pak conflicts.
President Aliyev, in turn, stressed that the era of regular peace will improve the opportunities for connectivity between Pakistan and Central Asia. The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the progress of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed the mutual good will.
Recalling their recent interactions in Lachin and Khankendi, the Prime Minister reiterated his invitation to an official visit by President Aliyev to Pakistan. The two should meet again in Tianjin at the next SCO summit.
Learn more: Azerbaijan, Armenia sign of peace.
Friday, Azerbaijan and Armenia concluded a peace agreement marketed in the United States – facilitated by President Trump – marking a major diplomatic stage. The agreement aims to normalize relations, to increase economic integration, to maintain territorial integrity and includes American development rights on a strategic transit corridor through the Southern Caucasus.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have disagreed since the late 1980s, when Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region of Azerbaijani, mainly populated by ethnic Armenians, separated from Azerbaijan with the support of Armenia. Azerbaijan resumed total control of the region in 2023, which prompted almost every 100,000 Armenians of the territory to flee from Armenia.
Under the Soviet Union, Nagorno-Karabakh has become an autonomous region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and it enjoyed de facto independence for decades after the Soviet collapse in 1991.
