King Of Fruits: Pakistani mangoes loved by Turks

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood said that they were doing everything to make mangoes popular in Turkey

ISLAMABAD: A large number of people in Turkey tasted the freshly arrived varieties of Pakistani mangoes at ‘The Pakistan House’ in Ankara.

Briefing the guests about the ‘king of fruits’, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood said that they were doing everything to make mangoes popular and facilitate easier marketing in Turkey.

“There are over 110 varieties of high quality mangoes in Pakistan and the country is the 5th largest producer and 6th largest exporter in the world,” he informed.

Pakistan-Turkey Cultural Association Chairman and Turkish Grand National Assembly Member Burhan Kayaturk, who was the chief guest on the occasion, termed Pakistani mangoes the best in the world and encouraged Turkish entrepreneurs to consider importing Pakistani mangoes in the next season.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2015.

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