Pakistan

Turkish president to visit Pakistan on Saturday

Erdogan will meet PM Nawaz to discuss matters of bilateral relations

Abdul Manan/abdul Manan July 31, 2015

Pakistan’s relations with Turkey have gained strength and have seen tremendous improvement over the past few years . PHOTO: AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive in Pakistan on Saturday and meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss matters of bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.

Erdogan will be stopping over in Islamabad following his trip to Indonesia, making this his first trip to the country as the president of Turkey but the seventh visit in the last ten years.

Read: Bilateral ties: Pakistan, Turkey to boost trade to $10 billion

As the prime minister of Turkey, Erdogan visited Lahore and Islamabad in December 2013.

Pakistan’s relations with Turkey have gained strength and have seen tremendous improvement over the past few years under the tenure of PM Nawaz, after which; bilateral relations have acquired a new direction.

Both sides have been eager to turn historic and cordial relations into a durable strategic and economic partnership.

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Pakistan deeply appreciates the personal contribution to the growth and expansion of Pakistan-Turkey relations under Erdogan’s leadership.

COMMENTS (6)

Common sense | 9 years ago | Reply Any sane Turk will tell you that erdogan is doing the same things on turkey that Zia ul Haq did in the 1980's. He is flirting with ISIS and at the same time targeting the Kurds in turkey, Iraq and Syria even though they are Muslims and at the forefront of the fight against ISIS. Corruption under erdogan has grown leaps and bounds as has the clampdown on civil liberties.

Abdullah Akbar | 9 years ago | Reply Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a man of honour, He is most welcome on our country... I am impressed by his tactics of dealing with all those protests in Turkey in recent years.

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Tariq Shah | 9 years ago | Reply Highest regard and respect and love for the people of Turkey from all Pakistani's and myself. Wish we shared a border so we could be even stronger.

Tahir | 9 years ago | Reply Yousuf Raza Gilani has opportunity to meet him and return the necklace which his wife had donated to the flood victims. Turkish people respect the contributions made by Indian Muslims in first quarter of last century for people of Turkey. This was a symbolic and emotional gesture by Turkish first lady to remind us of necklaces which our grandmothers donated for Turkish people but we have proved that we are shameless and morally corrupt right up to the premiership.

The Great Punjab | 9 years ago | Reply Turkey is emerging as Pakistan's most reliable and deeply involved ally. The two countries seem to share their views on most international issues and are eager to cooperate in a mutually beneficial manner. China will always be like our overlord or benefactor but with Turkey Pakistan can foster a deep and enduring friendship at relative parity. The rich historic and cultural ties between the two states is also something unique. Hope to see this great alliance strengthened under President Erdogan's and Prime Minister Nawaz's leadership. Pakistan should also cooperate with Turkey in its operations against ISIS.

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