The big picture:
The 17th ECO Summit began on Friday in the city of Khankendi, Azerbaijan. The summit is attended by the heads of state and government of ECO member states, ministers, ECO observers, special guests from non-ECO member states, and heads of international organizations.
What they're saying:
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reviewed ongoing cooperation between the two countries across various fields during a meeting, expressing satisfaction with the progress in implementing decisions from their last meeting to strengthen bilateral relations.
They also discussed the evolving regional situation following Israel’s illegal aggression against Iran.
The Pakistani Prime Minister praised the Iranian President’s leadership role during the Zionist regime’s imposed war, emphasizing Islamabad’s solidarity and unwavering support for Iran, as well as close cooperation with Tehran for regional peace.
Iranian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Ishaq Dar met on the sidelines of the ECO summit.
The Iranian President also met and held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the ECO summit.
The latest:
The Iranian President also met with the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and Türkiye's President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on the sidelines of the summit.
The details of their discussions have not been disclosed.
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