{"id":12239,"date":"2026-05-14T10:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=12239"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:15:08","slug":"gilani-reaffirms-deep-pakistan-azerbaijan-brotherhood-highlights-strong-cultural-trade-parliamentary-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/gilani-reaffirms-deep-pakistan-azerbaijan-brotherhood-highlights-strong-cultural-trade-parliamentary-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilani reaffirms deep Pakistan\u2013Azerbaijan brotherhood, highlights strong cultural, trade, parliamentary ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ISLAMABAD, Thursday, May 14, 2026 (WNP): <\/strong>Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said Pakistan\u2013Azerbaijan relations are rooted in deep religious, cultural, historical, and people-to-people bonds, describing the two countries as \u201cbrotherly nations\u201d that have consistently supported each other in times of need.<\/p>\n<p>He was addressing a ceremony marking Azerbaijan\u2019s Independence Day, attended by the Ambassador of Azerbaijan, federal minister Abdul Aleem Khan, parliamentary leaders, and diplomats.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12241\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ba3ff235-85ba-486d-8791-7a6c1e7343a0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gilani extended congratulations to the leadership and people of Azerbaijan, noting that both nations have always shared mutual solidarity. He recalled that Azerbaijan warmly celebrated Pakistan\u2019s success during recent tensions with India, reflecting strong emotional ties between the two peoples.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Chairman highlighted frequent high-level exchanges with Azerbaijani leadership, stressing close coordination in international forums including the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Asian Parliamentary Assembly.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He welcomed Azerbaijan\u2019s development initiatives in Islamabad and appreciated the declaration of the \u201cYear of Architecture.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gilani also underscored expanding connectivity, noting 11 weekly flights between Pakistan and Azerbaijan, enabling travel in under three hours and boosting tourism and trade.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to historical linkages, he cited the Multani Caravanserai in Baku as a symbol of centuries-old trade ties via the Silk Route, recognized by UNESCO for its heritage value.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding his remarks, he reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and raised the slogan: \u201cLong Live Pakistan\u2013Azerbaijan Friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Thursday, May 14, 2026 (WNP): Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said Pakistan\u2013Azerbaijan relations are rooted in deep religious, cultural, historical, and people-to-people bonds, describing the two countries as \u201cbrotherly nations\u201d that have consistently supported each other in times of need. He was addressing a ceremony marking Azerbaijan\u2019s Independence Day, attended by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,81,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-asia","category-diplomatic-missions","category-foreign-missions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}