assuming office
Islamabad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday to congratulate him on assuming the office of the head of the state.
The President’s Secretariat, in a statement, said both presidents exchanged views on matters of bilateral importance and underscored the need for further improving cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. Zardari thanked the Turkish president for his telephone call and warm wishes. “President Asif Ali Zardari wished Happy Ramadan to Turkish nation and desired to see the role of Turkish women in the Islamic world,” read the statement. He also desired to soon invite President Erdogan to visit Pakistan. Zardari was elected as the country’s president for the second term last week with an overwhelming majority after securing 411 electoral votes from parliament and all four provincial assemblies.
