Ankara (January 04, 2019): PM Imran Khan is scheduled to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today.
He is visiting Turkey, at the invitation of Turkish president, along with a high level delegation including Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Planning Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Advisor on Trade Abdul Razak Dawood and Special Assistant to Prime Minister Zulfikar Bukhari.
The prime minister was warmly received at Ankara airport by Turkish Minister for Trade Ruhsar Pekjan. Chairman of Pakistan-Turkey Cultural Association Burhan Kayaturk was also present, said a PM Office statement.
Earlier, in Turkish city of Konya, the prime minister along with his delegation visited the tomb of renowned Persian poet, jurist and Islamic scholar Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. He offered Fateha and laid a wreath at the grave.
Later Prime Minister addressed Turkish businessmen at a business forum in Ankara and said that it is time for Pakistan and Turkey to take their bilateral trade to new heights.
He said Pakistan has an ideal geo-strategic location and huge potential for investment in infrastructure and tourism.
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The Prime Minister said Pakistan is fixing its governance system and bringing ease of doing business and cutting its costs.
He assured the Turkish investors that under redefined policies, the government would allow the investors to make money.
Imran Khan said Pakistan is also embarking on a gigantic project to build five million housing units and Turkish construction companies are welcome to invest in it.
He said Special Economic Zones being developed with China under Belt and Road Initiative is another great opportunity to invest.
He said both countries should start working to benefit from the huge opportunities coming out of BRI as it would connect those parts of the world which have no or less connectivity.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan has also huge reserves of oil, gas, copper and coal which have not yet been explored.
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