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Pakistani PM to visit Afghanistan, Turkey

ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (KUNA) -- Pakistani Prime Minister will begin official visits to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Turkey from Saturday, amid whistle-blowing Wikileaks revelations, it was announced here on Friday.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will pay a two-day long official visit to Afghanistan on Saturday at the invitation of President Hamid Karzai, said a foreign office statement. In Kabul, it said, the Premier will hold talks with President Karzai on further expanding bilateral relations which are underpinned by mutual respect and mutual interest. They will also exchange views on the overall regional situation, it added.
From Monday, said another statement, the Premier will begin three-day long visit to Turkey to co-chair the inaugural session of the High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
The HLCC provides a unique platform to give a long-term strategic direction to bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries of Pakistan and Turkey. Gilani will address the Turkish Grand National Assembly besides meetings with the Turkish leadership.
The Turkish President will confer the award Republic Order on Prime Minister Gilani in a special investiture ceremony, in recognition to his services for promoting brotherly relations between the two countries, said the statement. (end) amn.ajs KUNA 031753 Dec 10NNNN