KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursdaypraised Turkey’s international diplomacy and asked his country’s envoys tofollow Ankara as a model in terms of diplomacy.

Addressing the concluding session of his country’s envoys to Africa, Khanunderlined the Turkey’s economic, diplomatic, and political achievements inthe last 18 years.

“After Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power, the mindset in Turkey changed,”Khan was quoted as saying by state-run Pakistan Television.

“Turkey has got confidence in the past 17-18 years. It’s trade has pushedhigher and the country itself got vibrancy,” he added.

Khan observed that Islamabad had failed to reap the benefits of itsdiplomacy in Africa in terms of trade and business.

Islamabad plans to join a club of the countries, which are investing inAfrica.

Ankara is already pursuing its “Africa initiative” to boost its commercialand business relations with African countries, and the continent as a whole.