Shehbaz Sharif concludes two-day official visit to Turkiye

ANKARA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Pakistan on Sunday after concluding his two-day official visit to Turkiye.

At the Ankara International Airport, the prime minister was seen off by senior officials of Turkiye’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of Turkish parliament, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkiye Dr Yousaf Junaid and other members of the embassy, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

At the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended his inauguration ceremony in Ankara on Saturday.

During his stay, the prime minister also held interaction with the world leaders and discussed bilateral ties and cooperation in diverse fields between Pakistan and their respective countries.

He also held meetings with various delegations of business and trade companies and entities of Turkiye and discussed prospects of vast business and investment potential existing between the two brotherly countries in various sectors.

The prime minister’s visit was a reaffirmation of the deep-rooted fraternal ties between Pakistan and Turkiye.

Shehbaz Sharif conveyed warm felicitations on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan to Erdogan on his re-election as president of Turkiye.

“Pakistan-Turkiye relationship is deeply embedded in commonalities of faith, culture and history, and strengthened by mutual trust and convergence of views on regional and global matters. Frequent leadership level exchanges are a defining feature of the eternal bonds of friendship between the two countries,” Foreign Office spokesperson in an earlier statement had said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met former deputy prime minister of Turkiye and Chairman MHP Devlet Bahceli and conveyed his felicitation over the success in the elections, the PM Office Media Wing said.

On the occasion, he also met with Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu. Both the leaders reiterated their desire to promote bilateral relations and cooperation in different fields.

The prime minister also interacted with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber.

Shehbaz Sharif referred to the establishment of market at Balochistan-Sistan border and his recent meeting with the Iranian president.

Welcoming the commencement of barter trade between the two countries, the PN expressed the confidence that it would mutually benefit the people of both brotherly countries.

In his meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the two leaders discussed regional cooperation, connectivity and further strengthening of bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.