Pak-Turk relationship is unique, exemplary: Ayaz Sadiq

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said Wednesday that Pak-Turk friendship was unique and exemplary.

We are emotionally attached with Turkey and proud of this relationship, he said while speaking to the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul in Parliament House, said a press release.

The Speaker said that Pakistan and Turkey enjoy close fraternal relations and frequent contacts at the highest level have been the hallmark of these relations.

He underlined the need for enhanced interaction between the parliamentarians of both the countries for further cementing the fraternal relations between the two countries.

Parliamentarians of the two sides could play a meaningful role in the region as “parliamentary diplomacy” could enable the real policy makers to understand each-others points of view better, he added.

Expressing his concern over the problems confronting Muslim Ummah, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that it was the responsibility of all the parliamentarians from Muslim countries to work in close cooperation.

Ambassador of Turkey Mr. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul said that Pakistan and Turkey have unanimity of views on the political front and the cooperation between both the nations should be extended to all spheres of all mutual relations.

He said that the culture and values of people in Pakistan and Turkey have much commonalities and could be utilized for strengthening mutual relations and for the benefit of the people. He assured the Speaker that his country would do all possible for speeding up the pace of economic development and progress in Pakistan.