President Erdogan to visit Pakistan on invitation of PM Shehbaz, both will co-chair 7th Session of the Pakistan-Turkiye High Level Strategic Cooperation Council: FO

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (SABAH): On the invitation of Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif, President of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be visiting Pakistan from February12-13, 2025. President Erdogan will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers and senior officials, as well as corporate leaders.

According of Foreign Office, during the visit, Shehbaz Sharif and President Erdogan will co-chair the 7th Session of the Pakistan-Turkiye High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC). At the conclusion of the Session, a Joint Declaration and a number of important agreements/MoUs are expected to be signed, it said and added the two leaders will also address a joint press stakeout.

FO said that President Erdogan will also have bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari. Together with Shehbaz Sharif, he will address the Pakistan-Turkiye Business and Investment Forum, bringing together leading investors, companies and business people from both sides, FO added.

According to FO, the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) is the highest level decision-making forum, providing strategic direction to further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries. It said there are a number of Joint Standing Committees(JSCs) under the HLSCC, covering sectors including; trade, investment, banking, finance, culture, tourism, energy, defence, agriculture, transport, communication, IT, health, science and technology and education. “So far, six sessions of the HLSCC have been held. The last session was held in Islamabad on February13-14, 2020,” it added.

“Pakistan and Turkiye are bound by historic fraternal ties. The visit of Turkish President and the holding of the 7th Session of the HLSCC would serve to further deepen the brotherly relations and enhance multifaceted cooperation between the two countries,” FO added.