Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of SCO-CHS Summit in Samarqand, Uzbekistan and discussed issues of bilateral interests. The meeting between the two leaders which was held in the historic city of Samarkand focused on ways to strengthen relationship between the two countries in diverse fields. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and senior officials attended the meeting. Prime Minister Shehbaz said that in his meetings with leaders of friendly countries, they agreed on enhancing trade  investment. He said that he explained to them the flood ravages due to climate change adding that food  energy shortages presented a real challenge to the shared development agenda.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP