{"id":64352,"date":"2025-02-02T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T05:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=64352"},"modified":"2025-02-02T10:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T05:45:06","slug":"azerbaijan-plans-to-invest-2b-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/azerbaijan-plans-to-invest-2b-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan plans to invest $2b in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"OutputContainer_output__wvgeh\"><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">BAKU: The <\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\">federal minister for board of investment, privatization and communications<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">,<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\">\u00a0Abdul Aleem Khan recently met with Azerbaijan Prime Minister Ali Asadov in Baku to discuss matters of mutual interest and the upcoming visit of Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/pm-shehbaz-plans-to-convert-islamabad-into-healthcare-model\/\">Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> to Central Asian nations.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"OutputContainer_output__wvgeh\"><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">Abdul Aleem Khan mentioned\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">during the meeting<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">that<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">a<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">lot<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">of<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">investment<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">potential<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">exists<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">in Pakistan,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">especially<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">regarding<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\"> the privatization of state-owned enterprises<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">.<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">He<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\">\u00a0invited Azerbaijan to invest in Pakistan&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/govt-to-begin-construction-of-m-6-motorway-in-2025\/\"> motorway infrastructure<\/a> and other key sectors<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">,<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">ensuring<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\">that all possible cooperation would be extended to facilitate investment from Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Ali Asadov\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">thanked<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\">\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/federal-minister-ahsan-iqbals-mobile-phone-stolen-in-sheikhupura\/\">federal minister<\/a> and the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">Pakistan<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0delegation<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">and<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span 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class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">\u00a0ahead<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"OutputContainer_output__wvgeh\"><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\"> He\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">wished<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">to<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">welcome<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">current\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">developments in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">numerous<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0sectors of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">the country of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">Pakistan and\u00a0<\/span><span 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countries<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"OutputContainer_output__wvgeh\"><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">The two\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">parties<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0discussed the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">prospective<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\">Azerbaijan-Pakistan strategic partnerships in economy, trade, investment, and other\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">domains<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">checked<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8\">\u00a0the progress\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__added__LtuNJ\">concerning<\/span><span class=\"Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx\"> various Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between the two 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