ISLAMABAD: Presi­dent Asif Ali Zardari and President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called for further boosting bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields.

The two leaders discussed on phone matters of mutual interest, a post on the President Zardari’s social media account X, (formerly Twitter) said.

President Zardari felicitated the Turkish president on forthcoming Eidul Fitr and invited him to visit Pakistan.

He also expressed his best wishes for the Turkish president and the people of Turkiye, the post said.

President Zardari enjoyed good relations with several world leaders and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led government has expressed the hope that the president may play an important role in enhancing trade relations of Pakistan with different countries of the world.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2024