Kh Asif calls on Turkish Prime Minister in Ankara

Ankara : Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has called on Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in Ankara on Tuesday.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim reiterated his country’s unflinching commitment to broaden and expand brotherly relations between with Pakistan.

The Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong desire for further strengthening strategic partnership between the two countries.

Both sides agreed that Pakistan and Turkey would continue to work together for peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The Foreign Minister also called on Prime Minister Binali Yildirim discussing with him issues pertaining to further strengthening of bilateral relations and deepening of mutual coordination on regional peace, security and connectivity.

Khawaja Asif also held talks with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavusoglu.

They agreed that there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and reiterated that Afghanistan’s neighbors and regional countries need to work together for facilitating a politically negotiated settlement under an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.