Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the existing bilateral relations and reiterated their resolve to elevate the strategic partnership, PTI reported.
Sharif- who is on a four-nation tour to ally countries including Iran, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan - arrived in Turkey on a two-day visit, engaging in a delegation-level meeting on Sunday.
바카라We also reviewed the ongoing progress of our multifaceted bilateral engagements, particularly in trade and investment, and reaffirmed our resolve to reaffirmed our resolve to continue working closely to further strengthen these unshakable bonds of brotherhood and cooperation,바카라 Sharif posted on X.
The agenda of the meet was to discuss joint ventures and enhanced bilateral investment, highlighting key sectors like renewable energy, information technology, defence production, infrastructure development, and agriculture as potential areas of mutual interest, as per PTI.
Detailed review of the all-inclusive spectrum of bilateral relations and reiterated their resolve to better the strategic partnership. Pakistan and Turkey will take steps to achieve the USD 5 billion annual bilateral trade - which remains a pre-decided target.
Sharif also thanked Turkey's President for the support during the India-Pakistan escalation earlier this month - after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed - all men.
India on Thursday called on Turkey to press Pakistan to halt its longstanding support for cross-border terrorism and dismantle the terror infrastructure operating from its territory. There have also been calls to boycott Turkey from India.
바카라We expect Turkey to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem it has harboured for decades,바카라 said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), during a weekly press briefing.
The Indian fury initiated after the allegation that Turkey not only supplied Bayraktar TB2 and YIHA drones to Islamabad, but also deployed operatives alongside them. A Turkish Air Force C-130 transport aircraft and a naval warship were reported to have reached Pakistan during the flare-up.
