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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Pak-Turk brotherly ties enhance; pledged to expand mutual cooperation


Pakistan and Turkey on Tuesday agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of energy‚ trade‚ economy‚ culture‚ defence and communication. The agreement came at the second high level cooperation council meeting between Pakistan and Turkey in Islamabad. Turkey has always stood by the side of Pakistan in times of need and despair, indeed the two brotherly countries are bounded together in the ties of love for Prophet Muhammed (s.a.w.w) and Islam. 

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan jointly presided over the meeting. Both the sides pledged to increase the trade volume between the countries to the tune of two billion dollars during the current financial year.

The Council meeting expressed its satisfaction over the increase in the mutual trade activities between the two countries during the last few years. The meeting also reviewed how to increase trade on priority basis between the two countries.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani asked the Turkish Companies to invest in Communication and Housing sectors in Pakistan where enormous incentives are being offered to the investors. He thanked Turkey for its cooperation in the rehabilitation of the flood affectees and in construction of houses for them.

Turkish Prime Minister said the hearts of two people of Pakistan and Turkey throb in unison and that Pakistan is his second home. He assured to continue his country s cooperation to Pakistan. Earlier during the one on one meeting between the two Prime Ministers they discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in different fields.



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