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Pakistan has long sought to establish cordial relations with Central Asian countries. The latter is believed to be the solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis and open significant trade values for Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to Azerbaijan is of immense significance in Pakistan’s pursuit of fostering relations with the Central Asian region.

The future achievement of a full agreement is an opportunity to develop a balanced and pragmatic foreign policy, diversify international relations, develop the economy and attract investment, develop agriculture and tourism, and utilize the two countries’ huge hydropower potential.

The Mongolian word ‘manan’, which can be translated as ‘fog’, is often used to refer to the cooperation between the two largest parties in the country, i.e. the People’s Party (Mongol Ardyn Nam or abbreviated MAN) and the Democratic Party (Ardchilsan Nam or abbreviated AN). On June 28, 2024, parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia, as a result of which the composition of the new State Great Khural was determined…