Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif thanked President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

APA reports that the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for the decision to exempt rice imported from Pakistan from customs duty for 5 years.

"The two brotherly countries will work in the direction of promoting economic cooperation and relations through road, railway and Gwadar port," Shahbaz Sharif said.

It should be noted that rice imported from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Azerbaijan is exempted from 15 percent customs duty.

The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a relevant decision in this regard.

Rice originating from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is exempted from import customs duty until December 31, 2027.