Eurasia Press & News
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s upcoming visit to Turkey will mainly focus on economic cooperation and he will encourage Turkish business leaders to invest in the country, the Foreign Ministry said.
Nawaz Sharif will pay a three day official visit to Turkey from September 16-18 at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The prime minister will meet the Turkish President Abdullah G l as well as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two prime ministers will co-chair the third meeting of the High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) in Ankara. The HLCC provides a unique platform to give a long-term strategic direction to bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries of Pakistan and Turkey.
In recognition of close and brotherly relations between Pakistan and Turkey, president of the Republic of Turkey will confer the award “Republic Order” at a special investiture ceremony upon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Foreign Ministry said.
In order to further enhance relations in all fields specially in the economic and commercial spheres, the two countries are likely to sign several agreements and memorandum of understandings. Nawaz Sharif will have a site visit of an award winning low-cost housing project in Ankara, built for disadvantaged sections of the society.
