Turkish Ambassador calls on Shehbaz Sharif

LAHORE: Ambassador of Republic of Turkey to Pakistan Ishan Mustafa Yurdakul called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Wednesday.

He congratulated Shehbaz Sharif over becoming the PML-N President. He said that Shehbaz Sharif had played a marvellous role in strengthening Pakistan-Turkey friendship and Turkish leadership appreciated these efforts in this regard.

He said that Shehbaz Sharif had surprised every body by completing development projects with unprecedented speed and everyone recognized the untiring efforts and steps taken for public welfare." Your speed to perform different assignments is unusual and unique and no one can compete with your fast pace, your pace of work is unprecedented, he added.

He said that Turkey would adopt different steps to further promote trade and investment with the Punjab government in future. Pakistan is my second home and we shall speedily move further to further promote Turk-Pak friendship as you have provided every possible cooperation to Turkish investors.

Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Ishan Mustafa Yurdakul over his posting and expressed good wishes for his success. He said that Pak-Turk friendship is tied in historically important relations of brotherhood, mutual love and harmony.

He said that Turkish leadership had also extended unconditional support to Pakistan at the diplomatic level. It is noteworthy that a number of projects have been carried out in Punjab with Turkish collaboration and the Turkish support in health, solid waste management and other sectors is praiseworthy. He said that cooperation will be promoted in future with Turkey in water and sanitation, low-cost housing schemes and other sectors.

Turkish investors, Provincial Ministers Ayesha Ghaus Pasha and Kh. Imran Nazir, Chief Secretary, PML-N Leader Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan, Lord Mayor Lahore and others were present on the occasion.