{"id":45745,"date":"2013-12-23T08:52:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T06:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=45745"},"modified":"2013-12-23T08:52:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T06:52:23","slug":"turkish-pm-arrives-on-2-day-visit-to-pakistan-45745","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/turkish-pm-arrives-on-2-day-visit-to-pakistan-45745\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish PM arrives on 2-day visit to Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45746\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-45746 \" alt=\"Turkish PM Recip Tayyab Erdogan: File Pic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Turkish-PM-Nationalturk-23.jpg\" width=\"421\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Turkish-PM-Nationalturk-23.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Turkish-PM-Nationalturk-23-280x168.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkish PM Recip Tayyab Erdogan: File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>The Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyab Erdogan arrived on a two-day visit to Pakistan on Monday.<\/h1>\n<p>Islamabad, Dec 23\/Nationalturk \u2013 In order to further boost friendship and ties between the two countries, Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyab Erdogan arrived on a two-day visit to Pakistan on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>On his arrival at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore, Erdogan was accorded warm welcome by Chief Minister of Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province Shahbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish Prime Minister was accorded 21 cannon salute on his arrival while a beautiful display of fireworks was also held to welcome the guest.<\/p>\n<p>Stringent security measures were put in place.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish PM is leading a delegation comprising ministers\u201a businessmen and entrepreneurs to explore the investment avenues in diverse fields in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Erdogan\u2019s visit will boost Pakistan-Turkey ties\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe visit of Turkish PM Erdogan to Pakistan will help boost trade and investment cooperation between the two countries,\u201d Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has said.<\/p>\n<p>During his two-day stay in Pakistan, Erdogan is likely to sign a number of agreements on coal power projects\u201a construction of dames and energy sectors with Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan may also address the joint session of Pakistan Parliament.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Pakistan has strong relations with Turkey\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier, in an interview to a foreign TV channel, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif \u00a0had said \u00a0the country has strong relations with Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>He said Pakistan have partnership with Turkey in transport sector and the two countries need to harness the full potential of friendship in other fields as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recently visited Turkey and was greatly impressed by the progress made by Turkey,\u201d he said adding Pakistan wants businessmen of Turkey to invest in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Nawaz said Pakistan government will set up a Special Economic Zone, where special incentives will be offered to investors. \u201cA modern Islamabad Airport is being built and network of highways are planned and we would encourage Pakistan-Turkey partnership in these projects\u201d, he had said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia News \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyab Erdogan arrived on a two-day visit to Pakistan on 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