NewsNovember 17 , 2016
Brotherly relations with Pak will last till the end: Erdogan
ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the joint sitting of the parliament for the third time and conveyed the well-wishes from the people of Turkey to the Pakistani nation.
Before the Turkish President took to the rostrum to deliver his address, he was accorded a warm welcome by all members of the parliament including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, as the noise of desks being thumped filled the hall.
"I bring to you the love and well-wishes of the people of Turkey," Erdogan said, in the opening line of his address. "For me to address your parliament is a matter of honour," he said.
Erdogan said that Pakistan and Turkey were not brotherly countries only in expression but also in reality. He praised the support given by the people of Pakistan to the Turkish nation.
"In every difficulty of Turkey, the people of Pakistan have come to our support," he stated. "I thank Pakistan for the timely support it gave to Turkey when the attempted coup took place," he added.
Erdogan reminded the parliament how the Turkish government had declared a day of mourning when the Army Public School massacre had taken place in Peshawar in 2014.
During his address, Erdogan slammed Fethullah Gulen and said that he was trying to impose his rule over the world.
"Fethullah Gulen from Pennsylvania, is trying to impose his rule all over the world," he said. "Thank you for your strong support in combating the Fethullah network," he added.
Erdogan said that Pakistan and Afghanistan should have close ties with each other. He said that efforts were being made to harm relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Erdogan said that Pakistan was still struggling against the menace of terrorism and praised the efforts of Pakistan Army in battling militancy. He said Turkey would continue its fight against terrorism.
"Terrorist organisations such as Daesh and Al-Qaeda are harming Muslims," he said. "We must battle them together in a unified manner," said Erdogan.
Erdogan said that it should be clear to all that Islamic State had no relation to the religion of Islam. He said that the weapons seized from Islamic State belonged to the western countries.
"I condemn the atrocities being committed in Kashmir and would like to see the resolution of the issue as per the will of the Kashmiris," he said, to thunderous applause. Erdogan said that Turkey was well aware of the difficulties that the people of Kashmir were facing.
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