Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s invitation to visit Pakistan. Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan confirmed the news of Erdogan’s visit to the media.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during his three-day official trip to Turkey, extended the invite while holding a joint press conference with the Turkish president in Ankara. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Pakistan to benefit from the ‘immense economic opportunities that the country has to offer’.
“We will try to benefit from Turkey’s experience in the fields of e-commerce, education and infrastructure,” Shehbaz Sharif had said on the occasion.
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The ambassador while confirming the visit of Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a trade agreement between the two brotherly countries will also be inked soon. The visit, he said, will strengthen bilateral trade between the two countries.
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Pak-Turkey ties to grow strong
Pertinent to mention, the 7th session of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council is expected to be held in September this year in Pakistan. The HLSCC was established in 2019 and is jointly headed by the prime minister of Pakistan and president of Turkey. It provides overall guidance and vision for the implementation of a Strategic Economic Framework (SEF) the two nations have agreed on and plan to sign this year.
Moreover, this year also marks 75 years of Pakistan’s diplomatic relations with Turkey. Both the countries will celebrate this milestone in a befitting manner through commemorative events.
Earlier, Pakistan and Turkey vowed to further expand military-to-military ties, particularly in training and counter-terrorism domains, Inter-Services Public Relations said.
An understanding was reached during a meeting between Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Commander Turkish Land Forces General Musa Avsever and in Rawalpindi, according to the military’s media wing.
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Matters of mutual and professional interest with special focus on defence and security collaboration between the two brotherly countries were discussed during the meeting.