Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday for an official two -day visit to participate in the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
The summit, which is held in Khankendi from July 3 to 4 under the theme “New eco -vision of a sustainable and climatic resilient future”, brings together heads of state and the government of member countries to discuss urgent regional issues, including connectivity, trade and climate change.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Shusha for his official two -day visit to attend the 17th Summit of the Eco. The Minister of Culture in Azerbaijan, Adil Karimli, received the Prime Minister when he arrived at Fuzuli airport. Shusha, July 3, 2025.@Cmshehbaz pic.twitter.com/wc6nmm4mik
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Prime Minister Shehbaz is accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, the Federal Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar and a special assistant by Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, while heading the Pakistani delegation.
When he arrived at Fuzuli International Airport, the Prime Minister was received by the Minister of Culture in Azerbaijan, Adil Karimli, Azerbaijan ambassador to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov, Pakistan ambassador to Azerbaijan Qasim Moinuddin, and diplomatic and government officials senior.
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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minor will address the summit, describing Pakistan’s perspective on the main regional and global problems. It is expected to reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to ECO Vision 2025 and argues for deeper intra-regional trade, improved transport connectivity, greater energy cooperation and sustainable development.
On the sidelines of the summit, Prime Minister Sharif is expected to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of the eco-member member states to discuss questions of mutual interest, emphasizing economic collaboration, climate resilience and regional peace, added the press release.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif leaves during his official two -day visit from Azerbaijan, Islamabad. pic.twitter.com/zcnk2qwk8j
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation retraces its origins in regional development cooperation (RCD), created in 1964. The ECO was officially launched in 1985 and currently includes ten member states of South and Central Asia as well as the Middle East.
Pakistan has always expressed its concerns about the global climate crisis, highlighting its disproportionate vulnerability despite less than one percent to world carbon emissions.
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In recent years, Pakistan has experienced increasingly erratic weather conditions, an increase in temperatures and an accelerated glacial merger – all contributing to an increase in climate -related disasters.
The floods of 2022, which affected more than 33 million people, made more than 1,700 lives and caused economic damage and losses above $ 30 billion, underlined the urgency of coordinated climate action.
The Prime Minister is expected to raise the issue of climate justice in his speech, calling for stronger regional collaboration and international support for attenuation and adaptation efforts in vulnerable climatic countries.
