Pakistani government built Pak-Turkish Friendship Square in Rawalpindi,garrison city adjacent to capital Islamabad, to express Pakistan-Turkeyfriendship.
The square that has built by Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on theMurree Road of the city was inaugurated by the Turkish Ambassador toIslamabad Mustafa Yurdakul on Thursday.
The inaugural ceremony was also attended by RDA Chairman Tariq MehmoodMurtaza, Director-General RDA Chaudhry Maqbool Ahmed, Country Head of TIKAGokhan Umut, General Secretary of Turkish Organization IHH-NLAkhlaq-ur-Rehman, and other officials.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony the RDA chairman thanked the TurkishAmbassador and said this monument would be a reminder of strongPakistan-Turkey friendship.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan wished to further strengthen relations withMuslim countries. In this regard, we are continuing our efforts to bringthe people of Muslim countries closer to each other,” he said.
He added that the Pakistani-Turkish memorial project is also part of hiscountry move to bringing both countries closer.
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Turkish Ambassador, addressing the ceremony, thanked Rawalpindi DevelopmentAuthority and its chairman for constructing the Turkish Friendship Square,said this monument would be a reminder of Pakistani-Turkish friendship.
“Pakistan and Turkey are brotherly countries. Turkey is working on variousprojects to bring prosperity to Pakistan,” the Turkish ambassador said.
Maqbool Ahmed also thanked the Turkish ambassador for inaugurating thesquare and said both countries helped each other in their most difficulttimes while Pakistan was keen to enhance its relations with Turkey to aneven higher level.
