Pakistani Prime Minister due in Turkey next week

ANKARA, December 3:  Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will pay a three day official visit to Turkey from 6 – 9 December.

The Prime Minister will meet the Turkish President H.E. Abdullah Gül.

Pakistani premier will co-chair the inaugural session of the High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) with his Turkish counterpart H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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.

Mr. Gilani will have the honour to address the Turkish Grand National Assembly besides meetings with the Turkish leadership.

 In recognition of Gilani’s services for promoting brotherly relations between the two countries, President of the Republic of Turkey will confer the award “Republic Order” (Cumhuriyet Nişan) in a special investiture ceremony.

Premier Gilani will interact with Turkish business community at Istanbul over a luncheon hosted by Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) of Turkey.

In a special convocation ceremony, Marmara University will award Honorary Doctorate degree in journalism to Prime Minister Gilani.

In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the furtherance of Pakistan – Turkey bilateral relations, Mr. Gilani will present the award of “Hilal-e-Pakistan” to Madame Emine Erdogan.