ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed upon the need for enhancing road and railway connectivity between Pakistan and Turkiye to further promote people-to-people contacts between the two brotherly nations.
He said that overland transport was cost-effective, which would not only lead to improved interactions between the two countries but would also boost bilateral economic ties.
A statement issued by the President House said the President expressed these views while talking to the Turkish Chief of General Staff, General Metin Gurak, who along with his delegation, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, and Ambassador of Turkiye to Pakistan, Dr Mehmet Pacaci, were also present on the occasion.
Welcoming the delegation, the President said that Pakistan was committed to further enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkiye in all areas of mutual interest. He stressed the need to increase bilateral cultural exchanges, particularly in the areas of literature and poetry, to bring the people of two brotherly nations further closer.
The President highlighted that Turkiye was a close friend of Pakistan and both countries had enjoyed deep fraternal ties, which needed to be further enhanced for the mutual benefit of the two sides.
He expressed satisfaction over the existing level of bilateral cooperation between the Pakistan and Turkiye.
President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Chief of Turkish General Staff
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Chief of Turkish General Staff, General Metin Gurak in recognition of his illustrious services and contribution to strengthening Pakistan-Turkiye defense ties.
The award was conferred at a special ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
