Pakistan on Monday reaffirmed its dedication to additional improve bilateral relations with Türkiye with a particular concentrate on commerce, funding, info know-how and protection cooperation.
The reaffirmation was made throughout a gathering between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yılmaz within the capital, Islamabad, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry stated in a submit on X.
Yılmaz is presently visiting Pakistan.
The go to of the deputy overseas minister got here shortly after Trade Minister Ömer Bolat traveled to Pakistan, the place he met with prime officers, together with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
The officers on the time highlighted the importance of historic and cultural ties between Pakistan and Türkiye as they agreed to take advantage of the potential for additional bilateral financial and commerce improvement, specializing in the providers, well being, training, drugs and trend sectors.
Ankara and Islamabad have boosted bilateral commerce cooperation and funding lately, aiming to attain an annual commerce quantity of $5 billion within the subsequent few years.
The present funding quantity of 54 Turkish corporations in Pakistan is $3.5 billion.
The two nations additionally loved sturdy protection cooperation, which was bolstered by a mission that delivered 4 Türkiye-made corvettes to Pakistan’s Navy.
PNS Tariq, the fourth and the newest MILGEM corvette constructed by Türkiye for Pakistan, was inaugurated at a ceremony in Pakistan’s southern port metropolis of Karachi final 12 months.
Source: www.dailysabah.com