Turkey, China prepare Pakistan for future wars
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New Delhi, Feb 2 : China and Turkey are going all out to consolidate Pakistan s defence arsenal even as the country s external debt continues to accumulate and the Imran Khan government finds itself on a sticky wicket yet again ahead of this month s plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.
While iron brother China launched a second advanced warship for Pakistan in Shanghai last week, Turkey - its only other all-weather ally - also held a welding ceremony of third ship of MILGEM class corvettes for Pakistan Navy at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY).
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A welding ceremony for the Pakistan Navy’s third Milgem-class corvette was held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) in Turkey on 24 January 2021.
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President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, H.E Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi were present on the occasion and jointly kicked off the project by performing the block welding.
While addressing the ceremony, President Erdogan highlighted deep-rooted relationships between the two strategically aligned nations. He underscored the defense collaboration for the construction of Milgem-class warships as a major milestone in Pakistan-Turkey defense ties.
Welding Ceremony of 3rd MILGEM Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy held at Turkey
Islamabad, January 24, 2021 (PPI-OT): Welding Ceremony of third ship of MILGEM class corvettes for Pakistan Navy held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey. President of Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, H.E Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi graced the occasion and jointly kicked off the project by performing the block welding.
While addressing the ceremony, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted deep rooted relationships between the two strategically aligned nations. He underscored the defense collaboration for construction of MILGEM class warships as major milestone in Pak-Turkey defense ties. The President also underlined the Strategic Economic Framework signed between the two countries as step to enhance bilateral ties and reaffirmed Turkey’s support in the field of defense.
Turkey holds official welding ceremony of third MILGEM corvette for Pakistani Navy Turkey holds official welding ceremony of third MILGEM corvette for Pakistani Navy Sunday, 24 January 2021 17:46
On January 23, 2021, Turkey has held the official welding ceremony of the third MILGEM class corvette for the Pakistani Navy at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey. The event was attended by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey H.E Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi.
The official welding ceremony of the third MILGEM corvette for the Pakistani Navy was held in Turkey on January 23, 2021. (Picture source Twitter Ali Keskin)