PESHAWAR
\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s recent historic two-day visit to Pakistan has been widely hailed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
\nThe political, economic and international experts declared the visit of Turkish President was significant step toward strengthening the strategic partnership and economic cooperation between the two brotherly Muslim nations.
\nManzoorul Haq, former Ambassador said that Pakistan and Turkiye relations are time test that touched new heights of cooperation during the President Erdogan visit to Islamabad.
\n\u201cThe historic visit was marked by the high-level discussions at highest Govts level, signing of multiple agreements, and a shared commitment to further enhancing economic cooperation across various sectors\u201d he said.
\nUpon his arrival at Islamabad\u2019s Nur Khan Airbase, he said that Turkish President Erdogan received a very warm welcome from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, cabinet members and other senior officials. Manzoor said the impresduve ceremony featured a 21-gun salute, a fighter jet flyby, and traditional performances, underscoring the deep-rooted ties between the two countries.
\nPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz and President Erdogan have co-chaired the 7th session of the Pakistan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) established in 2009 which has stands as the highest-level mechanism institutionalising Pakistan-Turkiye cooperation.
\nManzoor said the historic visit has resulted in the signing of 24 documents, including agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing bilateral and economic cooperation.
\nThe agreements covered trade, water resources, agriculture, energy, culture, family and social services, science, banking, education, defence, and healthcare besides others sectors. He said that there was a great scope to increase trade volume.
\nHe said it was a good omen that both leaders have agreed to increase efforts to reach target of $5 billion in trade volume that will benefit people of both the countries.
\nProfessor Dr. Adnan Sarwar Khan, former Chairman, International Relations Department at University of Peshawar said that there was mostly commonality of views on regional issues including Kashmir and terrorism between both the countries.
\n\u201cThe Turkish President has highly praised Pakistan\u2019s sacrfices in war against terrorism, reaffirming Turkiye\u2019s support to Islamabad in its fight against all forms of terrorism,\u2019 he reiterated.
\nHe said Turkiye has allways supported Pakistan\u2019s stance on Kashmir issue while the latter supported the former on Cyprus. Dr Adnan said that Turkiye was very important country with key role in global and regional politics and its support for Kashmiris\u2019 right of self-determination as per UNSC resolutions were highly significant.
\nProfessor Dr Naeem Khattak, former Chairman of Economics Department at University of Peshawar welcomed resolve and commitment of leadership of both countries to increase trade volume that would benefit people of both the countries.
\n\u201cIn the economic sphere, both countries agreed to upgrade their existing trade agreement, with the goal of increasing annual bilateral trade from approximately $1.5 billion to $5 billion.
\nThis includes the establishment of a special economic zone in Pakistan for industrial production, a move expected to attract significant Turkish investment,\u201d Dr Adnan said.
\nExperts noted that this historic visit will help enhance Turkey\u2019s influence in South Asia and to counterbalance regional dynamics, particularly in the Middle East while Pakistan expected to explore new markets in Middle East for bolstering its trade.
\nThey said the strengthened ties between Pakistan and Turkiye are expected to have significant implications for regional stability and economic development besides expedite attracting investment.
\nThey said President Erdogan\u2019s visit to Pakistan has been great success, marking a new chapter in bilateral relations between the two nations.
\nThe agreements, MoUs and initiatives launched during the visit are poised to foster deeper cooperation and contribute to the peace and prosperity of the entire region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s recent historic two-day visit to Pakistan has been widely hailed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The political, economic and international experts declared the visit of Turkish President was significant step toward strengthening the strategic partnership and economic cooperation between the two brotherly Muslim nations. Manzoorul Haq, former Ambassador said that Pakistan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-461918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n