The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit Pakistan at the end of this week as part of a three -nations tour in Asia to boost ties with Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, according to the Turkish media. SABAH daily.
Erdogan will begin his four -day trip today in Malaysia before heading to Indonesia and concluding the tour in Pakistan.
Their meetings “will focus on improving cooperation in several fields, as well as hot issues on the international agenda, from the Palestine-Israel conflict to the situation in Syria … as well as in the conflict of Russia-Ukraine”, El ” The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The SABAH daily saying.
“Erdogan’s last stop will be Pakistan, whose relations with Turkiye reached the highest level under successive holdings of the Turkish president,” the Daily said.
He pointed out that the two countries have particularly increased cooperation in the defense industry, with agreements signed in the acquisition of naval vessels and non -improvised aerial vehicles (UAV).
Pakistan was the first country to sign an agreement to buy Naval National Manufacturing Ships of Turkiye as part of the Milgem Project (National Barco), he added.
The Turkish president visited Pakistan for the last time in a two -day visit in February 2020, where he met with then President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan. The trip was aimed at strengthening the bilateral strategic association and economic ties.
President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Erdogan on Monday during a brief stop at the Istanbul airport on the way to Portugal.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warmly received the president at the airport.
Zardari and his Turkish counterpart discussed bilateral ties and matters of mutual interest during their meeting.
President Zardari is currently on a visit to Portugal to express condolences for the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan and meeting with Prince Rahim Al-Husseini, who was appointed 50th hereditary imam after the death of his father.
