Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Turkiye on Tuesday for an official two -day visit to the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to a press release published by the Prime Minister’s office, the Prime Minister is accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar, Minister of Information and Dissemination Attaullah Tarar, and special assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi.
During the visit, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif should organize complete discussions with President Erdogan on bilateral links and regional developments. The commitment aims to further strengthen the long -standing strategic partnership between the two nations.
The current visit to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Turkiye comes following the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad in February, where the two leaders co -paired the 7th session of the high -level strategic cooperation council (HLSCC).
During the February session, Pakistan and Turkiye signed 24 understanding memorandums (MOUS), reaffirming their common commitment to strengthen bilateral links in several sectors. A major culmination of the meeting was the agreement to increase bilateral trade to $ 5 billion.
The main areas of cooperation described in the agreements included an expansion of the goods trade agreement (TGA), increased collaboration in the defense sector and efforts to attract Turkish investments in Pakistan.
The two parties have also agreed to operationalize the Islamabad-Tehran-isanbul commercial corridor and to deepen cooperation in fields such as energy, finance and digital trade.
