By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to “further” strengthen bilateral relations with Türkiye with a special focus on trade, investment, information technology, and defense cooperation.
The reaffirmation was made during a meeting between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz in the capital Islamabad, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
Yilmaz is currently visiting Pakistan.
Ankara and Islamabad have boosted bilateral trade cooperation and investment in recent years, aiming to achieve an annual trade volume of $5 billion in next few years.
The current investment volume of 54 Turkish companies in Pakistan is $3.5 billion.