ASTANA (Kazakhstan): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and discussed bilateral relations and ways to further enhance the mutual cooperation.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), being held in the Kazakh capital on October 12-13.
Earlier, the prime minister arrived here along with a delegation comprising cabinet members and senior government officials.
He would also attend a banquet hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in honour of the leaders of CICA member states.
Prime Minister Shehbaz would address the plenary meeting of CICA on October 13, where he will elaborate upon the significance of CICA as a unique forum for promoting interaction, understanding, and collaboration among the countries across Asia to address common challenges.