Prime Minister Imran Khan said we hope that when the Turkish delegation comes in a couple of weeks, we hope to involve them in using CPEC for further connectivity, and we hope to involve turkey in this [CPEC].
Speaking about his country’s relations with Turkey, Khan said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Islamabad in the middle of February and hoped this visit would further strengthen the brotherly relationship between Islamabad and Ankara.
“The idea is that we enhance our trading relationship. There are various areas where Turkey can help Pakistan for instance in the mining sector. Pakistan is a country which is full of minerals, but we have not excavated, explored these various minerals like gold and copper. When President Erdogan comes, this is one area, but then there are other areas too. We want technology transfer from Turkey in various areas. So, it will be quite a comprehensive visit. All sorts of ways of economic ties will be discussed, apart from, of course, our strategic and diplomatic ties”, added Khan.
He further asserted that diplomatic efforts have brought down tension in the Middle East following the recent U.S.-Iran conflict.
“We feel we played our part in bringing down tensions and we have averted war,” Khan said. He maintained that any conflict in gulf would raise the oil prices which would adversely affect the economy of developing countries.
