"I have been in this beautiful country for two and a half years and have participated in a number of events. Indeed, I witness the special love and respect of the Azerbaijani people for Pakistan."

APA reports that Bilal Haye, Pakistan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to our country, said this during his speech at the event dedicated to the "Know Pakistan" competition held among Azerbaijani schools.

He said that Pakistan is one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan's independence: "After Azerbaijan gained independence in 1991, Pakistan recognized it in 1992."

The ambassador noted that both countries have a number of similarities: "One of them is that both countries gained independence in difficult ways.

Pakistan gained independence on August 10, 1947.

Azerbaijan, like Pakistan, has gone through a difficult path and survived the war of the Soviet empire.

The wishes and aspirations of the people of Pakistan and Azerbaijan for independence made it easier for them to pass through these difficult paths.

After gaining independence, both countries went through difficult stages.

We are very happy that the people of Azerbaijan have liberated their territories and those territories are part of Azerbaijan.

Karabakh is Azerbaijan!".