Turkish leader for further boosting Pak-Turkiye relations

Islamabad: Ali Sahin who is member of Türkiye Parliament and Chairman Türk-Pak Parliamentary Friendship Group has said that an economically strong Pakistan is in interest of Turkiye and other Muslim countries.

Pakistan is situated at very important geographical position and it is very important for country to be economically stronger. Political and economic stability is crucial for Pakistan enabling to play a leading role in the region, Ali Sahin while talking to a group of journalists along with Shabana Ayaz who is head of Pak-Turk Women Forum said.

He said that there is still room for further expansion of trade relations between Pakistan and Turkey. However, hesaid that some external powers do not want stability in Pakistan and do not see it develop and prosper.

“There are several conspiracies being hatched to weaken and divide Pakistan, this issue needs to be address properly”, Ali ahin who is also central leader of the current ruling Türkiye Justice and Development Party (AKP) said.

Ali Sahin got his higher education in Karachi and served in Türkiye missions in Pakistan at various capacities and has a lot of wonderful memories of the country. In the interview apart from shedding light at various international issues shared his personal experience and good memories during the period he got education in Pakistan

To a question about the current awful situation in Palestine he said, “We are trying our best to bring to an end to the present horrifying situation." Al Sahid said there exists a bilateral trade of only 1.2 billion dollars between the two counties which is negligible. The population of Pakistan is 25 million, while the population of Türkiye is eight and a half million and the level of trade needed to be boosted.

To bring peace to the Middle East, he said the relationship between Türkiye and Pakistan should be improved and strengthened. The mechanism between Türkiye and Pakistan should be strengthened.

He pointed out that Türkiye is working on an important project of developing roads, linking four neighbour countries including Türkiye, Iraq, Qatar and Emirates and in the end its connection with west to boost trade activities.

He suggested that Pakistan, Iran and China also need to become partners in this project because Pakistan is working on a very important game changer project of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) which will change the trade balance in the whole world.

He said that If both the projects are interconnected they will bring a revolution globally. “I have told Foreign Minister Haqqan Fidan that there is an urgent need to connect these two projects. It will also bring economic, political stability and regional security," he said.