President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Commander of Turkish Land Forces

Government of PakistanPresident Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Commander of Turkish Land Forces

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon the Commander of Turkish Land Forces General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu during a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Monday.

The president conferred the award in recognition of his services in promoting and strengthening defence relations between Pakistan and Turkiye.

Later, the visiting Commander of Turkish Land Forces General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu also called on President Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The meeting was also attended by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir.

The meeting discussed matters pertaining to defence cooperation between the two brotherly Countries.

Both sides emphasised the need for further expanding bilateral ties for the mutual benefit of Pakistan and Turkiye.

Talking to the Commander of Turkish Land Forces, the president said that Pakistan was proud of its relations with Turkiye, which had always supported Pakistan on core issues. He expressed satisfaction over the collaboration between Pakistan and Turkiye on a number of projects that would further strengthen bilateral ties.

The president highlighted the need for increasing people-to-people contacts, as well as promoting cooperation in the areas of agriculture, education, art and culture to bring the people of Pakistan and Turkiye further closer.

President Zardari said that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was a true and sincere friend of Pakistan who had made telephonic calls to him on his election as well as at the beginning of Ramzan-ul-Mubarak.

This, he added, showed his commitment to broadening Pak-Turkiye ties.

The Commander of Turkish Land Forces General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu reiterated the desire to further improve defence cooperation with Pakistan.

General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu said that both Countries could significantly contribute to the promotion of regional peace and stability.

President Zardari congratulated the Commander of Turkish Land Forces on receiving the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) and hoped that he would continue to play his role to further strengthen defence cooperation between the two brotherly Countries.

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