ASTANA: A trilateral meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday discussed regional and global peace and prosperity and focused on fostering of regional cooperation for sustainable development.

The meeting between the three countries of important regions of the world held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit also discussed different issues of mutual interest, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

During the meeting, the prime minister stressed upon formulation of a mechanism among the three countries for the promotion of trilateral cooperation in economic and investment sectors.

A round of trilateral meeting had already been held among the three respective foreign ministers.

The prime minister said that Pakistan accorded high priority to its bilateral ties with Turkiye and Azerbaijan.

He said Pakistan was committed to enhancing the trilateral cooperation with Turkiye and Azerbaijan in areas of the economy, energy, tourism, climate change, culture, education and IT.