Turkish President Erdogan to visit Pakistan next week: FO spokesperson

Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui on Thursday confirmed that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Pakistan next week.

FO spokesperson, while addressing a weekly press briefing today, said the President of Turkey will be on an official visit to Pakistan from the 13-14 of February 2020.

She said that the talks were underway with the Turkish government over dual nationality agreement.

She added that the details will be disclosed as soon both countries will reach over final conclusion.

Commenting over Kashmir issue, the FO spokesperson said that People of Kashmir are under lockdown by the Indian occupation forces from past 186 days.

She also said that Occupied Kashmir has become the largest military zone in the world.

“On Aug 05, 2019, India revoked the special status of Occupied Kashmir.

Pakistan effectively raised Kashmir issue at every international forum and will continue raising voice for Kashmiri brethren,” she added.

She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Arif Alvi and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi condemned Indian brutalities on Feb 5 (Kashmir Solidarity Day).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is all set to address the session of National Assembly (NA) on February 14 in Islamabad.

According to the details, NA Speaker Asad Qaisar has directed all the political parties to ensure attendance of their members in the session.