ANKARA, 9 September
2015: Mayor of Keçiören Municipility of Ankara, Mr. Mustafa Ak, visited the Embassy
of Pakistan and met with Ambassador Sohail Mahmood.
Warmly welcoming Mayor Ak on his visit to
the Embassy, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood underlined the pivotal role of municipilities
in effective delivery of basic services to the people as part of the
development process. He appreciated the pro-active role of Mayor Ak in this
context and also congratulated him on the successful organization of
International Ramazan Festival where the Embassy of Pakistan also setup ‘Pakistan
Pavilion’ while a Pakistan Night comprising cultural performances of Pakistan was
also arranged.
Ambassador Sohail Mahmood also thanked the Keçiören Mayor for planting trees in
memory of the school-children and staff martyred in a
terrorist attack on Peshawar’s Army Public School in December 2014. He
reitereated his sense of gratitude over this kind gesture of the Turkish people.
Mayor Mustafa Ak underlined
that strong bonds of friendship and brotherhood connect Pakistan and Turkey. He added that terrorism was the biggest challenge
for the entire world and said that we will continue making efforts to eradicate
this menace.
Ambassador Sohail
Mahmood wished continued success in Turkey’s economic transformation and
expressed the confidence that the journey of stability and development would
continue in the post-election period.
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