Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was welcomed warmly with a guard of honour on Thursday morning upon his arrival at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad for talks with PM Shehbaz Sharif.
The Turkish president arrived in Islamabad shortly after Thursday midnight and was received by the premier and President Asif Ali Zardari. Both leaders are set to hold meetings with the visiting guest during his official two-day visit.
PM Shehbaz and several federal ministers greeted Erdogan as a formal welcome ceremony was held in his honour at the PM House today, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
A contingent of armed forces presented a guard of honour to the visiting dignitary, with the national anthems of both countries also played.
