BAKU, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan has extended felicitations to Pakistan on its National Day being celebrated on Monday, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) news agency reported.
“On the occasion of the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, we extend our warm congratulations and best wishes to the brotherly people of Pakistan,” said a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
“Flag of Azerbaijan &Flag of Pakistan are bound by relations of traditional friendship & brotherhood,” the statement said. “We wish best of health, success & prosperity to brotherly people of Pakistan.”
Meanwhile, in his video message in Urdu on Pakistan Day, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador Ali Alizada has felicitated Pakistan and also expressed solidarity with it as the Country is battling with the Coronavirus (COVID0-19) Pandemic which has so far affected 340,032 people in 192 Countries including Pakistan
My very first video message in Urdu on #PakistanDay as a sign of solidarity with #Pakistan in this difficult time
!Stay strong and safe Pakistan
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اس مشکل وقت میں پاکستان کے ساتھ اظہار یکجہتی کے لیے پاکستان ڈے پر یہ میرا پہلا ویڈیو مسج ہے.
پاکستان مضبوط اور محفوظ رہے. pic.twitter.com/Hmt4GBolgk— Ali Alizada 🇦🇿 (@Ali_F_Alizada) March 23, 2020
The 80th Pakistan Day is being celebrated to commemorate the passage of Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, under which the Muslims of the Sub-continent set the agenda of achieving a separate homeland.
This year, the Day is being celebrated with simplicity in the face of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus and with the pledge to fight the pandemic. Throughout the Country, all kind of public gatherings especially famous military parade have been postponed as precautionary measures.
#PakistanDayParade was canceled for this year because of #CoronavirusPandemic,but not away from our minds.
With the wishes of robust health and safety to our #armed #forces staff too,I share #memories from the last year.#Azerbaijani contingent in #Islamabad,March2019🇦🇿✊🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/Na2EIIJUBq
— Ali Alizada 🇦🇿 (@Ali_F_Alizada) March 23, 2020