Pakistan

Turkiye President likely to visit Pakistan very soon

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Staff Reporter

2 years ago

ISLAMABAD: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to visit Pakistan within a couple of days on the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

According to sources, the relevant Ministries have begun working together to prepare the agenda items for the Turkish President’s visit.

As per the information conveyed by the Turkish side, the following MoUs/Agreements are pending on the Pakistani side:

(i) MoU on Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance between the Government of Pakistan and Turkiye

(ii) Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Pakistan and Turkiye

(iii) MoU between the Presidency of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye and M/o Religious Affairs of Pakistan

(iv) MoU on cooperation between the Presidency of Turkish abroad and related Community of the M/o Culture and Tourism of Turkiye and HEC of Pakistan.

(v) Cooperation Agreement on Seed Production between the Government of Turkiye and Pakistan

(vi) Protocol between Pakistan and Turkiye concerning the exchange of information in combating international terrorism and organized crime

vii) Protocol between Turkiye and Pakistan on the exchange of Military and Civilian personnel for social and cultural purposes

(viii) MoU between National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) & Energy Market Regulatory Authority (ENRA)

(ix) Cooperation protocol between the Government of Turkiye and Pakistan in the fields of vocational and Technical Education and Religious Education.

According to the sources, the prime minister is expected to call a meeting shortly to discuss the problems Turkish businesses operating in Pakistan are facing and the status of previous decisions made to address them.

Turkish companies especially in the energy sector have conveyed their concerns time and again to the concerned authorities but they have not received encouraging response despite commitments made by the Prime Minister.

Staff Reporter