By Islamuddin Sajid
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Sharif arrived at Samarkand International Airport on Thursday, where his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov welcomed him.
Sharif and a high-level delegation from Pakistan landed at Samarkand International Airport, where he was greeted by his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov.
According to the Prime Minister's office, besides his meetings with the Turkish and Russian presidents, Sharif will meet with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati on the sideline of the SCO summit.
The leaders of SCO member and observer states, as well as heads of SCO organizations and other special guests, will attend the regional grouping's two-day summit, which will begin later in the day.