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ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT+APP): Pakistan and Turkey on Thursday
agreed to further strengthen their existing close, deep-rooted
and multi-faceted ties and cooperation in diverse areas for
the mutual benefit.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, after holding one-on-one
meeting and delegation talks with Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told a joint press conference that they
had an extensive and wide-ranging exchange of views.
“We reaffirmed our joint commitment to continue to
transform our special relationship into a strong, strategic
partnership.”
The Prime Minister said the two sides agreed that
increased trade, investment and commercial cooperation must be
the nucleus of the robust economic relationship that they
envision.
“In this context we have decided to complete the
negotiation process for the comprehensive bilateral free trade
agreement by the end of 2017,” he said.
During the delegation level talks, Prime Minister Sharif
and President Erdogan led their respective delegations.