Date : 16/09/2013
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16 (KUNA) -- The Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz
Sharif was Monday heading for Turkey on a three-day official visit, an
official press release said.
The release said the prime minister is scheduled to meet Turkish President
Abdullah Gul and co-chair the third session of the High Level Cooperation
Council. Several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) covering areas such as
housing, education, culture, and trade are likely to be signed during the
visit.
The Pakistani premier is visiting Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish
counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will also address a business forum in
Istanbul. The Business Forum is likely to be attended by leading Pakistani
businessmen and they would interact with Turkish counterparts to explore
mutually beneficial business opportunities.
In recognition of close and brotherly relations between Pakistan and
Turkey, the President of the Republic of Turkey will confer the award
"Republic Order" (Cumhuriyet Nisan) in a special investiture ceremony upon
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
This visit of the Pakistani PM to Turkey would be his second official
foreign visit in office.(end)
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