Six MOUs signed during PM turkey visit

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Islamabad
During the Press Briefing on Friday Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad discussed a number of significant matters.
Started with the pm visit to turkey, said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif undertook his first official visit to Turkey from 31 May to 2 June. The visit depicts the importance attached to our strong bilateral ties with Turkey, rooted in shared history, and manifest in cultural affinity, people-to-people linkages and steadfast support on all issues.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by a high-level delegation including Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, members of cabinet, SAPMs and senior officials.
During the visit, the Prime Minister had tête-à-tête with President Erdogan, followed by delegation-level talks. Besides the entire gamut of bilateral relations, the two leaders exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
During the visit, 6 MOUs were signed between the two countries in the areas of Public Debt Management, Cooperation between credit guarantee institutions for SME financing, Housing, Public private partnership models especially in transportation and health, Knowledge Sharing in economic and social policy planning, and Technical cooperation in highway engineering.
A Joint Ministerial Statement on Developing Bilateral Trade and Economic Relations was also signed on the occasion, in which the two sides resolved to achieve 5 billion dollars bilateral trade volume in three years.
The Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Health also called on the Prime Minister.
A Pakistani business delegation comprising representatives of leading companies travelled separately to Turkey for business engagements. Along with this delegation, the Prime Minister had extensive interaction with leading Turkish businessmen and potential investors from diverse sectors.