Gilani phones Erdogan to greet over electoral victory
ISLAMABAD, June 13 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani telephoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday evening to felicitate him over his party’s successive victory in the Turkish parliamentary elections. Congratulating the Turkish Prime Minister on behalf of the people and the government of Pakistan as well as his own and on behalf of his family, Prime Minister Gilani said that Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) impressive electoral success shows a victory for democracy. He further said that “this win of his party in third consecutive elections speaks volumes about the trust Turkish people repose in his leadership and the government’s policies.”
The Prime Minister hoped that Pakistan’s relations with Turkey would further be strengthened under the stewardship of Prime Minister Erdogan as both brotherly nations have mutuality of views on regional and international issues.
“The democratic government in Pakistan looks forward to cementing its fraternal ties with Turkey through broadening its economic and trade relations”, he added.