ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Turkey Friday signed 13 documents of cooperation,including agreements, protocols and memorandums of understanding, to boostbilateral ties in the fields of trade, tourism, defence and infrastructuredevelopment.
The documents of cooperation were signed in a ceremony held here at the PMHouse during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan followinghis one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan and the delegationlevel talks.
The two leaders also witnessed the signing ceremony, besides the members ofthe Turkish delegation and federal cabinet members.
Pakistan and Turkey signed a declaration of Strategic Economic Frameworkbetween the two countries inked by Prime Minister Imran Khan and PresidentErdogan, besides a joint declaration on the visit.
The two countries signed a bilateral agreement on military trainingcooperation and the signatories included Defence Minister Pervez Khattakand Turkish National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar.
Rector of National University of Science and Technology of Pakistan Lt. Gen(Retd) Naweed Zaman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Turkish AerospaceIndustries Tamel Kotli signed an MoU for cooperation between theirrespective institutions.
An implementation programme of the MoU between Turkish StandardInstitutions (TSE) and Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority(PSQCA) in the field of standardization, conformity assessment, meteorologyand training was signed by PSQCA Director General Abdul Aleem Memon and TSEPresident Dr Adem Sahin.
An MoU was signed between the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and theTurkish Ministry of Culture, Tourism on Cooperation in Diaspora Policyinked by Secretary Overseas Pakistanis Amir Hassan and President ofPresidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities Abdullah Eren.
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In order to enhance media and cultural cooperation, a cooperation protocolbetween Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) and Pakistan Television(PTV) was signed by PTV Managing Director Amer Manzoor and TRT DG brahimEren. Similarly, another such protocol was also signed by PakistanBroadcasting Corporation DG Samina Waqar and TRT DG to enhance cooperationand share expertise in the field of radio.
Pakistan and Turkey signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation fordevelopment of tourism and the signatories were Minister forInter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza and Turkish Deputy Ministerfor Culture and Tourism Dr Serdar CAM.
An MoU was signed by Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry FawadHussain and Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan for cooperation in thefield of Halal Accreditation between the two countries.
The Turkish Trade Minister and Finance Adviser Abdul Hafeez Sheikh signedan MoU between Turkish Trade Ministry and Federal Board of Revenue on tradefacilitation and custom cooperation.
Minister for Communication Murad Saeed and Turkish Transport andInfrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turan signed an MoU for cooperationbetween Pakistan Post and Turkish Post.
Similarly, another MoU was signed by Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmedand Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister to increase cooperationin the field of railways.
