12-04-2010, 12:46 PM
ISLAMABAD (December 04, 2010) : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will pay a three-day official visit to Turkey from December 6-9. The Prime Minister will meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul, besides co-chairing the inaugural session of the High Level Co-operation Council (HLCC) with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The HLCC provides a unique platform to give a long-term strategic direction to bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries of Pakistan and Turkey.
Gilani will address the Turkish Grand National Assembly besides meetings with the Turkish leadership. The Turkish President will confer the award 'Republic Order' on Prime Minister Gilani in a special investiture ceremony, in recognition to his services for promoting brotherly relations between the two countries. Gilani will interact with Turkish business community at Istanbul over a luncheon hosted by Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) of Turkey.
Gilani will address the Turkish Grand National Assembly besides meetings with the Turkish leadership. The Turkish President will confer the award 'Republic Order' on Prime Minister Gilani in a special investiture ceremony, in recognition to his services for promoting brotherly relations between the two countries. Gilani will interact with Turkish business community at Istanbul over a luncheon hosted by Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) of Turkey.