Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Pakistan later this week as part of a three-nation Asia tour to boost ties with Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, according to Turkish news outlet Daily Sabah.<\/p>\n
Erdogan will begin his four-day trip today in Malaysia before heading to Indonesia and concluding the tour in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
His meetings will \u201cfocus on enhancing cooperation in various fields, as well as hot topics on the international agenda, from the Palestine-Israel conflict to the situation in Syria \u2026 as well as the Russia-Ukraine conflict,\u201d the Daily Sabah said.<\/p>\n
\u201cErdogan\u2019s last stopover will be Pakistan, whose relations with Turkiye reached the highest level under successive tenures of the Turkish president,\u201d the daily reported.<\/p>\n
It noted that the two countries have particularly increased cooperation in the defence industry, with deals signed on the acquisition of naval vessels and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).<\/p>\n
Pakistan was the first country to sign a deal to purchase Turkiye\u2019s nationally-made naval vessels as part of the MILGEM (National Ship) project, it added.<\/p>\n
The Turkish president last visited Pakistan on a two-day visit in February 2020, where he met with then-president Arif Alvi and prime minister Imran Khan. The trip was aimed at strengthening bilateral strategic partnership and economic ties.<\/p>\n
President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday held a meeting with Erdogan during a brief stopover at Istanbul Airport en route to Portugal.<\/p>\n
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warmly received the president at the airport.<\/p>\n
Zardari and his Turkish counterpart discussed bilateral ties and matters of mutual interest during their meeting.<\/p>\n
President Zardari is currently on a visit to Portugal to express condolences on the passing of Prince Karim Aga Khan and meet with Prince Rahim Al-Husseini, who was named the 50th hereditary imam following his father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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