Turk Ambassador Meets Shehbaz Sharif

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Nov, 2016 ) : Turk Ambassador to Pakistan S. Babur Girgin met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here Monday. Matters of mutual interest, Pak-Turk relations and promotion of cooperation in different sectors were discussed in the meeting.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said there were historical and brotherly relations between Pakistan and Turkey and a new dimension had been given to these ties during the tenure of the present government of Pakistan Muslim League-N.

He said Pakistan and Turkey had a similar view on international issues and people of the two countries stood by each other in difficult circumstances. He said there was a strong relationship of mutual trust and respect between Pakistan and Turkey, which had turned into strong economic relations.

Shehbaz Sharif said Turkey had made rapid progress under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan which was a role model for other nations. He said hearts of peoples of both the countries beat together and Turkey had fully supported Pakistan in every hour of need.

Turk Ambassador S. Babur Girgin said Turkey and Pakistan had deep-rooted relations and Turkey would take effective measures to further promote ties with Punjab. Turk Consul General in Lahore Serdar Deniz, Provincial Minister Rana Sanaullah, Khawaja Ahmed Hasaan and Chief Secretary were also present on the occasion. APP/mnb/zqr/ati � 22:51/22:59/22:59