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Pakistan and Armenia Establish Diplomatic Relations

Strategic Insights

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Pakistan and Armenia marked a historic step forward in their relationship by exchanging a Joint Communique in Tianjin, China, establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. This development comes after Pakistan agreed to consider establishing diplomatic relations with Armenia following a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the principles and objectives of the United Nations Charter and discussed possible avenues of cooperation, including economy, education, culture, and tourism.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan and Armenia formally established diplomatic relations by exchanging a joint communique in Tianjin, China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
  • The two countries affirmed their commitment to the principles and objectives of the United Nations Charter.
  • Possible areas of cooperation between Pakistan and Armenia include the economy, education, culture, and tourism.
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat MirAzoyan signed the joint communique.
  • The leaders of the two countries expressed their desire to work closely with each other at bilateral and multilateral fora to achieve their shared objectives of peace, progress, and prosperity.
  • This development is seen as a historic step forward in the relationship between Pakistan and Armenia, following a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Statistics:

  • The joint communique was exchanged in Tianjin, China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
  • Pakistan and Armenia established diplomatic relations after a phone call between Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan following a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
  • The two countries have agreed to cooperate in areas such as economy, education, culture, and tourism.

Sources:

  • Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, post on X (X is not explicitly provided in the source material; therefore, I assume it's a tendered statement and only attributed to him)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, remarks on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Armenia (there is no explicit publication date mentioned in the source material; therefore, it is not included)
  • Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, post on X (X, again, is not explicitly provided in the source material; therefore, I assume it's a tendered statement and only attributed to him)
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Armenia in response to the peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia (there is no explicit publication date mentioned in the source material; therefore, it is not included)

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