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Trade, Connectivity, Regional Cooperation in Focus as Pakistani PM at ECO Summit
PAKISTAN, JUL 4 – PM Shehbaz Sharif condemned Indian aggression and Israeli attacks on Iran while urging ECO member states to enhance cooperation on climate resilience and sustainable development.
- On July 4, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivered a speech at the Economic Cooperation Organization’s seventeenth meeting held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, emphasizing the importance of enhancing regional collaboration amid escalating geopolitical tensions.
- Following intensified clashes between India and Pakistan in May 2025, during which Pakistan shot down five Indian aircraft and carried out counterattacks, a ceasefire was achieved through US mediation.
- At the summit, Shehbaz Sharif condemned Indian aggression and water treaty violations, while highlighting the $2 billion Pakistan-Azerbaijan investment pact signed during his bilateral meeting with President Aliyev.
- He emphasized that ongoing turmoil and unrest driven by geopolitical motives are causing instability in the region, and highlighted the Economic Cooperation Organisation as Pakistan’s most promising avenue for coordinated action.
- The summit reinforced Pakistan-Azerbaijan economic ties with planned deeper cooperation, while Sharif urged regional unity to address conflicts and climate challenges affecting member states.
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