Turkish FM coming on three-day visit today

Published January 12, 2021
In this Sept 2018 file photo, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi shakes hands with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Islamabad. —AP
In this Sept 2018 file photo, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi shakes hands with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Islamabad. —AP

ISLAMABAD: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is reaching here on Tuesday on a three-day official visit.

During his visit from Jan 12 to 14, Mr Cavusoglu will hold bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and call on Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi.

“The two foreign ministers will review the entire gamut of bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues,” the Foreign Office said.

“Foreign Minister Cavusoglu’s visit to Pakistan is part of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries. This will be his third visit during the last two and half years,” it added.

The FO hoped that Mr Cavusoglu’s visit will help further deepen bilateral ties and enhance cooperation in multiple areas between the two countries.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2021

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