Erdogan says defence collaboration for construction of warships another milestone in Turkey-Pakistan defence ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISTANBUL:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ambassador of Pakistan Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi jointly performed the welding ceremony of the third MILGEM Ada class corvette for the Pakistan Navy at a ceremony held in Istanbul on Sunday.
Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Şentop, Minister of National Defence of Turkey Hulusi Akar, Chief of Turkish General Staff General Yaşar Guler, Commander of Turkish Naval Forces Admiral Adnan Ozbal, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony, that also included the launching of the first Turkish Navy Istanbul Class frigate.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the launching ceremony of the welding of the third ship to be constructed for Pakistan Navy under MILGEM project. Photo courtesy: Radio Pak
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched the welding of the third ship to be constructed for Pakistan Navy under the Milgem project.
Ambassador of Pakistan in Turkey Mohammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi also accompanied Erdogan at the groundbreaking of the third out of a total of four Milgem Ada-class corvette for Pakistan Navy in Istanbul.
Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Sentop, Minister of National Defence of Turkey Hulusi Akar, Chief of Turkish General Staff General Yasar Guler, Commander of Turkish Naval Forces Admiral Adnan Ozbal, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony that also marked the launching of I-class Turkish Navy Istanbul frigate.
Pakistan, Turkey to portray true Islamic values
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey, while expressing concern on the growing phenomenon of Islamophobia, agreed on Wednesday to increase collaboration for reflecting true Islamic values and enhancing interfaith harmony globally.
The matter was discussed in a bilateral meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu here at the Foreign Ministry. The Turkish foreign minister was on a visit to Pakistan to attend the second Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan Trilateral Meeting. The two foreign ministers held an extensive exchange of views on bilateral, regional and global issues, a Foreign Office press release said.