BAKU, Azerbaijan: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived in Baku on Wednesday for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Ahmedov received the prime minister and members of his delegation at the Hayder Aliyev airport in Baku.

The Special Assistants to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, Irfan Siddique and other senior officials are part of the delegation.

During stay in Baku, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will hold talks with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Artur Rasizade on bilateral relations.

Economic cooperation, including trade and investment, will be the key focus of their talks.

They will also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, with particular attention to the situation in South Asia and Pakistan’s policy of peaceful neighbourhood.

A Joint Declaration is expected to be signed during the visit.