F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: With the signing of 11 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and two documents, including Declaration of Strategic Economic Framework (SEF), Pakistan and Turkey on Friday agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in diverse areas such as trade, energy, infrastructure, health, culture and tourism.
“We have to benefit from the experience of Turkey especially in the tourism sector through which it generates US $ 35 billion revenue per annum and construction for affordable housing,” Prime Minister Imran Khan said while speaking at a joint press stakeout along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan here at the PM House.
The joint stakeout followed a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders, delegation levels talks and 6th meeting the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSSC) co-chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Erdogan.
The prime minister said since Turkey had achieved advancement in the construction sector and had the experience of developing slums, Pakistan wanted to benefit not only from it in affordable housing but also from the way they boosted their economy, checked debts, including the Inter-national Monetary Fund (IMF) loans, and did a turnaround.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said as giving jobs to the youth was very important for Pakistan, it would also benefit from the Turkish experience of industrialization.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is in deep solidarity with people of Kashmir who have been suffering repression and bad consequences for a very long time.
He said Turkey is in favor of finding a peaceful solution to Kashmir issue by dialogue between India and Pakistan on the basis of UN resolutions and according to aspirations of Kashmiri people.
President Erdogan appreciated steps taken by Pakistan against terrorism and efforts of the country on regional stability.
Erdogan said our cooperation in military and defence are part of our dynamic relationship.
The Turkish President said strategic economic framework is the roadmap of what we should do in order to deepen our economic cooperation.
He said we are ready to provide all out support in transportation, energy, tourism, health care, law enforcement, and health that will help economic and social development of Pakistan.
