ISLAMABAD, September 14: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said Turkey and Pakistan want the best solution for the Kashmir issue.
Qureshi said while addressing a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, at the Foreign Office. “Turkey stands by Pakistan during its tough times.”
“Turkey supported Pakistan against Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s decision to place it on grey list and wants the best solution for the Kashmir issue,” he added.
Further, the Pakistani foreign minister said, “The beauty of the relations between Pakistan and Turkey is that they are not restricted to a government level.” A meeting of Pakistan and Turkey’s joint working group will be called soon, he shared. Speaking on the occasion, the Turkish foreign minister thanked Qureshi for inviting him to the country and said, “I congratulate Prime Minster Imran Khan for assuming office and will thank him as well.” “Governments change but real friendships remain,” he added. “We will work towards maintaining this friendship.” Further, he said, “Qureshi and I discussed several topics of common interest.” The Turkish foreign minister, who is on a four-day visit to Pakistan, held one-on-one talks with Qureshi earlier today. Qureshi and Cavusoglu discussed strengthening Pak-Turkey strategic partnership in political and socio-economic sectors during their meeting. Delegation level talks were also held between delegations of the two countries at FO. “Both countries are tied in inseparable bonds of people to people affection based on common faith and objectives and shared destinies as members of Islamic world,” FO spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said after the delegation-level talks. – DNA
