PM Shehbaz says Pakistan, Turkiye start new, thrilling chapter

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said economic partnership between Pakistan and Turkiye is heading into a new and highly exiting phase.

In a post on X, the PM shared that he met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the historic city of Istanbul with great satisfaction.

We spoke on all aspects of the Pakistan-Türkiye Strategic Partnership including commerce, investment, defence cooperation, energy, connectivity, technology, regional peace and people-to-people exchanges.

We reiterate our shared belief that communication, diplomacy and mutual respect are the only viable way to resolve issues and preserve world peace and security.

I thanked President Erdogan for his gracious welcome. We also resolved to harness the full potential of our collaboration to realize our mutually agreed aim of USD 5 billion in bilateral commerce and to take the everlasting connections of brotherhood between Pakistan and Türkiye to even higher heights.

I had the opportunity to attend the Pakistan-Türkiye Business Conference earlier today and had the opportunity to meet eminent representatives of the dynamic business community of Türkiye. Their optimism, inventiveness and entrepreneurial energy further strengthened my belief that the economic partnership between Pakistan and Türkiye is entering a new and exciting chapter under the creative leadership of President Erdoğan.”

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has commended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with assisting Pakistan to win a mediation role in efforts to end the conflict between the United States and Iran, calling the diplomatic mission one of the hardest undertaken by the country.

The prime minister, addressing a Pakistan-Turkiye Business-to-Business (B2B) Conference in Istanbul and later at a joint press conference with President Erdogan, also urged to turn the strong political ties between the two countries into deeper economic and investment cooperation.

Shehbaz is on an official visit to Turkiye to enhance bilateral trade, investment and regional