Erdogan arrives in Islamabad on two-day official visit

ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has landed in Islamabad on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. His visit includes high-level engagements aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and economic cooperation between Pakistan and Türkiye.

President Erdogan arrived in the Pakistani capital accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior officials and corporate leaders.

The visit comes days after President Asif Ali Zardari met President Erdogan during a brief stop at Istanbul Airport in Turkiye.

During his visit, the Turkish president will co-chair the seventh meeting of the Pakistan-Turkiye High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) alongside PM Shehbaz.

The meeting will conclude with a joint declaration, and several key agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed. The two leaders will also address a joint press conference.

Additionally, President Erdogan will hold separate meetings with the prime minister and President Zardari. He is also set to speak at the Pakistan-Turkiye Business and Investment Forum, which will be attended by leading investors, companies, and business figures from both countries.

Meanwhile, the government has decided to name recently built state-of-the-art interchange in F-8 area of the federal capital after Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had inaugurated the interchange last month that was constructed in a record period. It has been partially opened. Well-placed sources told The News/Jang here on Wednesday that a huge coloured portrait of President Erdogan would be placed on the interchange. It was constructed in 42 days from one-side.