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PM meets Turkish President, discusses bilateral ties
ANKARA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday held talks with the Turkish President Abdullah Gul here and discussed promotion of bilateral relations between the two countries.
The Turkish president paid rich tributes to the prime minister for his contribution to bring further close the two countries.
He said Pakistan and Turkey enjoy very cordial relations and expressed the confidence that these will touch new heights in the years to come.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said both the countries need to work continuously towards exploring new vistas of cooperation in different fields.
Sharif said he will work closely with the Turkish leadership in the years to come for collective good of the two peoples.
Earlier‚ talking to Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler‚ and other high security officials in Ankara‚ Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said his government would seek help and guidance from Turkey to rid the country of extremism.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistan would learn from the success story of Turkey Police and expressed the hope that Pakistan will implement an effective counter terrorism strategy with the cooperation of Turkey.
He said that Turkey is Pakistan's trusted friend and has come out of the same crisis Pakistan faces today. He said that Pakistan has the potential to deliver‚ and, he added that, it will deliver.
The Turkish Interior Minister said that Turkey can extend help to Pakistan in controlling cyber crimes and tackling the issue of radicalization. He added that Pakistan has vast human resources and right type of training and education would help a lot. He further said that established institutions‚ corruption free environment‚ educated population and trained manpower have led to strengthening of institutions in Turkey.
AFP
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