ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomedPakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with an official ceremony in thecountry’s capital.
A report of the Pakistani state broadcaster said Erdogan and the Turkishdelegation welcomed PM Sharif and other visiting dignitaries at thepresidential complex.
The leaders have one-on-one talks before a meeting between the delegationsof the two sides, which will be followed by a signing ceremony ofagreements and a joint news conference.
Earlier in the day, the premier visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of MustafaKemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, and laid a wreath at hisgravesite.
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PM Sharif while paying tribute to Turkish revolutionary statesman MustafaKemal Ataturk, said the former Turkish President remains an inspiration notonly for Turks but for all freedom-loving people.
He added that Ataturk’s life is a lesson that there is no substitute for anindomitable spirit and clarity and strength of purpose.
