Pakistan Azerbaijan relations

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur meets Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 14, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/X)

Pakistan steps up regional diplomacy with US and Azerbaijan meetings

Pakistan holds separate talks with US and Azerbaijani officials on regional developments, economic cooperation and legal collaboration during meetings in Islamabad.

May 15, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with President of Azerbaijan Illham Aliyev; Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is also present (Friday, November 7, 2025). (File photo: Handout/PMO)

Pakistan condemns attacks on Azerbaijan, Türkiye urges regional de-escalation

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned drone attacks in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region and expressed solidarity with Azerbaijan and Türkiye, urging restraint and diplomacy as regional tensions escalate following retaliatory strikes linked to the widening Iran conflict.

March 6, 2026

Pakistan, Azerbaijan agree to deepen cooperation in trade, energy and defense

Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir also attends the meeting, reflecting the strategic nature of the discussions.

November 7, 2025