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Pakistan and Turkey to inch closer further on bilateral fronts

Pakistan and Turkey to inch closer further on bilateral fronts

*Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu along with a delegation willarrive on Tuesday in Pakistan on a three-day official visit.*

This will be his third visit during the last two and half years. His visitis part of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries.

According to Foreign Office (FO), he will meet Foreign Minister ShahMahmood Qureshi and both sides will review the entire ‘gamut of bilateralrelations and exchange views on regional and international issues’.

Cavusoglu will also call on Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Dr.Arif Alvi.The Turkish FM’s visit to Pakistan is part of regular high-levelexchanges between the two countries, the FO said.

“The fraternal relations between Pakistan and Turkey are deeply embedded incommon faith, culture and history and underpinned by exceptional mutualtrust and respect,” FO said.

The statement further said that both countries enjoy close collaboration onissues of mutual interest at multilateral fora such as the UN, OIC and ECO.Turkey is an important member of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu & Kashmirand ‘has been consistently supporting the cause of self-determination ofthe Kashmiri people’, FO added.