Khawaja Asif leaves for Turkey today

During visit he will call on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has left for Turkey today as part of his regional tour to negate any negative fallout of US President Donald Trump's Afghan strategy.

Spokesperson MoFA shared the details of Asif's trip saying that during the visit he will call on the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.



He will hold bilateral meetings with his Turkish counterpart and they will review bilateral relations and regional issues including the situation in Afghanistan, grave human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir, atrocities against Rohingya Muslims and other issues of common concern will be discussed.

The visit is part of Pakistan’s efforts to reach out to key regional countries against the backdrop of Trump’s new plan for Afghanistan and South Asia.



Asif made a successful trip to Iran on Monday where Islamabad won Tehran’s support for its diplomatic initiative seeking regional consensus on the Afghan endgame in the wake of the new US strategy announced by Trump.

Asif, who was accompanied by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua, also called on President Hassan Rowhani.