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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a three-day official visit to Turkey on Tuesday, said Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb in a statement.
Taking to Twitter, the information minister said the PM’s upcoming Turkey visit will further boost friendly ties with the brotherly country.
PM will be accompanied by a high-level delegation during the Turkey visit.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف 31 مئی سے 2 جون تک برادر ملک ترکی کا دورہ کریں گے۔ یہ دورہ پاکستان کے روایتی بااعتماد دوستوں اور برادر ممالک سے دوطرفہ تعلقات کی تجدید کے سلسلے کی کڑی ہے۔#پاک_ترک_دوستی_زندہ_باد#Pak_Turkey_Friendship_Zindabad pic.twitter.com/fBdsX19jOJ
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) May 30, 2022
The visit coincides with the 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, she added.
During his stay in Ankara, the premier will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health, Trade and Economic Cooperation.
وزیراعظم دورے کے دوران مصطفیٰ کمال اتاترک کے مزار پر حاضری دیں گے۔عزت مآب صدر رجب طیب اردوان کے ہمراہ وزیراعظم ترکی اور پاکستان کے سفارتی تعلقات کے قیام کے 75 سال مکمل ہونے کے موقع پر یادگاری نشان جاری کریں گے۔صدر اردوان وزیراعظم کے اعزاز میں عشائیہ دیں گے۔
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) May 30, 2022
Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Shehbaz Sharif will also hold meetings with Turkish investors and the Pakistan-Turkey Business forum.
The visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan is aimed at enhancing cooperation with Turkey in diverse fields including trade, investment, health, education and technical sectors, the statement concluded.
Soon after assuming charge as the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif visited Saudi Arabia, UAE, where he met his counterparts.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will also leave for a two-day visit to Turkey from Dubai on Monday.
According to sources, the foreign minister will leave for Istanbul via Dubai in a special plane where he would meet Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Turkish counterpart.