Pakistan and Turkey Friday signed 13 documents of cooperation, including agreements, protocols and memorandums of understanding, to boost bilateral ties in the fields of trade, tourism, defence and infrastructure development.
The documents of cooperation were signed at a ceremony held here at the PM House during the visit of
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his one-on-one meeting with Prime Mi
nister Imran Khan and the delegation-level talks. The two leaders witnessed the signing ceremony, besides the members of the
Turkish delegation and federal cabinet members.
Pakistan and Turkey signed a declaration of Strategic Economic Framework between the two countries i
nked by Prime Mi
nister Imran Khan and President Erdogan, besides a joint declaration on the visit.
The two countries signed a bilateral agreement on military training cooperation and the signatories were Defence Mi
nister Pervez Khattak and
Turkish National Defence Mi
nister Hulusi Akar.
Rector of National University of Science and Technology of Pakistan Lt Gen (r) Naweed Zaman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Turkish Aerospace Industries Tamel Kotli signed an MoU for cooperation between their respective institutions.
An implementation programme of MoU between
Turkish Standard Institutions (TSE) and Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) in the field of standardization, conformity assessment, meteorology and training was signed by PSQCA Director General Abdul Aleem Memon and TSE President Dr Adem Sahin.
An MoU was signed between Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and
Turkish Ministry of Culture, Tourism on Cooperation in Diaspora Policy i
nked by Secretary Overseas Pakistanis Amir Hassan and President of Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities Abdullah Eren.
In order to enhance media and cultural cooperation, a cooperation protocol between
Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) and Pakistan Television (PTV) was signed by PTV Managing Director Amer Manzoor and TRT DG Ibrahim Eren.
Similarly, another such protocol was also signed by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation DG Samina Waqar and TRT DG to enhance cooperation and share expertise in the field of radio.
Pakistan and Turkey signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation for development of tourism and the signatories were Mi
nister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza and
Turkish Deputy Mi
nister for Culture and Tourism Dr Serdar CAM.
An MoU was signed by Mi
nister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and
Turkish Trade Mi
nister Ruhsar Pekcan for cooperation in the field of Halal Accreditation between the two countries.
Turkish trade mi
nister and Finance Adviser Abdul Hafeez Sheikh signed an MoU between
Turkish Trade Ministry and Federal Board of Revenue on trade facilitation and custom cooperation. Mi
nister for Communication Murad Saeed and
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Mi
nister Mehmet Cahit Turan signed an MoU for cooperation between Pakistan Post and
Turkish Post.
Similarly, another MoU was signed by Railways Mi
nister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed and
Turkish transport and infrastructure mi
nister to increase cooperation in the field of railways.