ISLAMABAD:Pakistan and Azerbaijan will hold a meeting of officials of both the countries for sharing of experiences and lessons learned regarding social protection programs.
This was agreed during a meeting between the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi and Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Khazar Farhadov.
The ambassador was accompanied by Deputy Head of Mission, Tamerlan Khalilov.
Speaking on the occasion, Faisal Karim Kundi apprised the ambassador about the different interventions of Benazir Income Support Program and the recent distribution of 70 billion rupees among flood affected people in Pakistan.
Faisal Karim Kundi and Khazar Farhadov agreed to hold a meeting of officials of Pakistan and Azerbaijan for sharing the experiences and lessons learned regarding social protection programs of both the countries.
Faisal Karim Kundi said that Pakistan was serious in expanding bilateral trade with Azerbaijan.
Speaking on the occasion, the ambassador said that Azerbaijan too was eager to expedite its planning for various projects with Pakistan.
The markets of Azerbaijan had a huge potential for Pakistani products, he added.