PM Shehbaz departs for Turkiye on his two-day official visit

ISLAMABAD, June 02 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has departed for Turkiye on his two-day official visit.

Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Dr. Mehmet Paçaci bid farewell to PM Shehbaz Sharif upon his departure for Turkiye from Islamabad on Friday. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and other officials are accompanying the prime minister.

Meanwhile PM Shehbaz Sharif in a statement issued on twitter prior to leaving for Turkiye said that he was leaving for Türkiye at the invitation of his brother, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to attend his inauguration ceremony.

PM Shehbaz Sharif said “I will convey our warmest greetings to the President on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan on his re-election”.

PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the fraternal ties between Pakistan and Türkiye are set to deepen further in line with our shared resolve and common destiny. He said that the upcoming 7th Meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Islamabad will provide the right avenue to take the momentum of our strategic partnership forward.

“We have yet to unlock the potential of our multifaceted relationship and efforts are being made in that direction” he said.