Key political figures, representatives of the
food and beverages industry, fruit importers, diplomats and media
representatives had a first-hand experience of the taste, juiciness and aroma
of Pakistani mangoes. The “Pakistan Mango Festival” included a wide-range of
mango delicacies such as mango ice cream, mango soufflé, mango mousse, mango
trifle, mango tart, mango pudding, mango salad, mango milk-shake, mango lassi,
and mango cake, made of freshly-arrived mangoes from Pakistan were served to
the guests. Pakistani cuisine including ‘Biryani’ made of famous Pakistani
Basmati rice was also served.
Welcoming the guests to the Festival, Ambassador
Sohail Mahmood said Pakistan was the 5th largest producer of mangoes
in the world and 6th largest exporter of this “King of Fruits.” He
added that Pakistan was exporting mangoes to 57 countries including the US,
European Union and Japan. He also informed the participants that there were
over 110 varieties of high quality mangoes including Sindhri, Anwar Retaul,
Lungra, Malda, Dusehri, Fajri, Chaunsa and others.
Ambassador Sohail Mahmood added that the Pakistan
Embassy had further intensified its efforts to popularize mangoes and in this
context a promotional event was also organized at a leading supermarket in Ankara
last week. “Pakistan and Turkey are moving towards concluding the Free Trade
Agreement (FTA)” he said, and observed that the FTA will help availability of Pakistani
mangoes in the Turkish market on a regular basis.
The Chairman of Pakistan-Turkey Cultural
Association and Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly from Van, Mr.
Burhan Kayaturk, in his speech appreciated the unique flavor of Pakistani
mangoes and termed it as number one in taste in the world. He said he had spent
over ten years in Pakistan and the major things that he missed about Pakistan were
its delicious mangoes. He appreciated the efforts to make mangoes available for
Turkish people and consumers on a regular basis.
The proceedings started with observance of one-minute
silence for the martyrs of democracy on the night of 15 July and for all the
innocent people who had lost their lives in recent terrorist attacks in Turkey,
Pakistan and other places.
The event was also attended by a large number
of Ankara-based Ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic missions as well
as relevant Turkish Ministries/Departments.
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