Prime Minister Imran Khan For Transforming Pakistan-Turk Ties Into Economic Partnership

Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday, while showing satisfaction at the growing Turkish investments in Pakistan, stressed the need to transform the exemplary brotherly bilateral ties into a vibrant economic partnership.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Jan, 2019 ) :Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday, while showing satisfaction at the growing Turkish investments in Pakistan, stressed the need to transform the exemplary brotherly bilateral ties into a vibrant economic partnership.

During a meeting with the leading Turkish businessmen and investors in Ankara, the prime minister assured the Turkish investors that the government would provide all out facilities to them, said a press release received here.

Around 20 leading Turkish investors and businessmen who have on-going projects in Pakistan, participated in the first meeting. Turkey-Pakistan Business Council of the Foreign Economic Relations board of Turkey (DEIK) organized the meeting.

President of DEIK Nail Olpak and Chairman of Turkey-Pakistan Business Council Atilla Yerlikaya briefed the prime minister about Turkish investments in Pakistan. Turkish CEOs introduced their existing operations and updated about future plans.

The prime minister said Pakistan was endowed with a wealth of resources, demographic potential, and an educated workforce. He said Pakistan's investment policy offered ideal opportunities to Turkish investors and that concerted efforts were being made to further improve 'ease of doing business' in Pakistan.

' CEOs and senior officials of Limak Construction, Coca Cola Beverages, Havelsan, Hayat Kimya, Ar'elik, Dolsar, Tgl Transtas Global Logistics, Zorlu Energy, Ora Construction, Bank Al Habib, and T'm Ekip Pharma attended the meeting.

DEIK/Turkey-Pakistan Business Council was established in 1986 to develop bilateral economic relations between the two countries. The Business Council focuses its activities on creating new business opportunities for Turkish and Pakistani companies. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production Abdul Razak Dawood, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey MuhammadSyrus Sajjad Qazi and Pakistan Consul General in Istanbul Bilal Khan Pasha also attended themeetings.