{"id":65350,"date":"2025-02-13T12:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=65350"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T04:19:33","slug":"turkish-president-erdogan-welcomed-with-guard-of-honour-at-pm-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/featured\/turkish-president-erdogan-welcomed-with-guard-of-honour-at-pm-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish President Erdogan welcomed with guard of honour at PM House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday arrived at the Prime Minister\u2019s House, where he was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/turkiyes-president-erdogan-to-land-in-pakistan-for-two-day-visit\/\">welcomed warmly<\/a> by a guard of honour.<\/p>\n<p>President Erdogan, along with First Lady Emine Erdogan and a high-level delegation, arrived in Islamabad last night and were received by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady Aseefa Bhutto, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and other cabinet members were also present upon foreign dignitaries landing at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, state-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/national\/turkish-president-erdogan-arrives-to-warm-welcome-for-a-two-day-visit\/\"><em>APP<\/em> <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMShehbaz<\/a> and the President of Turkiye <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErdogansTurkey1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ErdogansTurkey1<\/a> receive guard of honor at PM house in Islamabad on February 13, 2025.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PakistanT%C3%BCrkiyeFriendship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PakistanT\u00fcrkiyeFriendship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Q3qRaFEF9\">pic.twitter.com\/9Q3qRaFEF9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTVNewsOfficial\/status\/1889934998729638025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to a Foreign Office\u00a0statement, the visit of the Turkish president \u2014 accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, senior officials, and corporate leaders \u2014 would last from Feb 12 to 13.<\/p>\n<p>Both countries are expected to finalise multiple memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to expand economic cooperation, particularly in trade and investment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65351\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65351 \" src=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1.avif 2560w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-1024x682.avif 1024w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Erdogan-1-1-scaled-1-2048x1365.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receive Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon his arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi on Thursday \u2014 February 13, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later today, both leaders will lead their respective delegations at the meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council to discuss bilateral cooperation in multiple fields.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his arrival at the PM House, President Erdogan was warmly welcomed by PM Shehbaz at the main entrance and a formal welcome reception was held, where a contingent of armed forces presented a guard of honour, with the national anthems of both countries also played.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish president also planted a pine tree sapling in the lawns of the PM House to mark the deep-rooted friendship between the two nations. COAS General Syed Asim Munir was also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GjpkDk5WAAAOo97?format=jpg&amp;name=4096x4096\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"432\" height=\"288\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister Shehbaz and the President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan plant a sapling at PM House in Islamabad \u2014 February 13, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A squadron of Pakistan Air Force jets performed a magnificent flypast to welcome the Turkish president.<\/p>\n<p>Following the welcome reception, Prime Minister Shehbaz and President Erdogan introduced their respective delegations to each other before proceeding to the bilateral meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday arrived at the Prime Minister\u2019s House, where he was welcomed warmly by a guard of honour. President Erdogan, along with First Lady Emine Erdogan and a high-level delegation, arrived in Islamabad last night and were received by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. 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