Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov in Islamabad to review trade and investment and agreed to accelerate economic exchanges.
- Pakistan restated its proposal to establish a jointly owned Pakistan–Azerbaijan investment company with equal partnership.
- Sharif encouraged SOCAR to invest in Pakistan’s oil and gas sector and welcomed Azerbaijani interest in the White Oil Pipeline project.
- Pakistan underscored its position as the shortest route to Afghanistan and Central Asia and praised Azerbaijan’s role in the Trans‑Caspian trade corridor.
- Sharif invited President Ilham Aliyev for an official visit, and the Foreign Office announced the prime minister will visit Bahrain on November 26–27 for talks on trade, investment and energy.