D-8 sidelines: Islamabad seeks to double trade volume with Turkey
The Turkish foreign minister acknowledged Pakistan as a rising economic power.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan is looking to double the volume of trade with Turkey, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday following a meeting with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the sidelines of the D-8 meeting.
In his meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Javed Zarif, PM Nawaz said that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project would be discussed in detail during the bilateral engagements and that he would soon sit with his team — and try to speed up its completion.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2013.
Pakistan is looking to double the volume of trade with Turkey, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday following a meeting with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the sidelines of the D-8 meeting.
“We encourage investment by Turkish businessmen,” the premier remarked.
The Turkish foreign minister acknowledged Pakistan as a rising economic power and committed support in matters of international relations, calling Pakistan a brotherly country. He pointed out that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would visit Pakistan at the head of a large group of businessmen.
In his meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Javed Zarif, PM Nawaz said that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project would be discussed in detail during the bilateral engagements and that he would soon sit with his team — and try to speed up its completion.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2013.