Pakistan lauds Turkish govt steadfast support on occupied Kashmir issue

Pakistan lauds Turkish govt steadfast support on occupied Kashmir issue.

Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu in Ankara on Tuesday.

Pakistan lauds Turkish govt steadfast support on occupied Kashmir issue

Both sides discussed the ongoing preparations for the 7th Session of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council. That will take place in Turkey this year.

The FMs took stock of the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries.

Foreign Minister Qureshi also reiterated appreciation for Turkey’s principled and steadfast support on the issue of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

During the meeting, the two FMs discussed ways to mobilize the international community to help stop Israeli aggression against the Palestinians.

The meeting reaffirmed that the international community had a collective responsibility in ensuring necessary steps to help address the dire situation, restore peace, and facilitate a just solution.

Moreover, FM Qureshi apprised his Turkish counterpart of the sentiment prevailing in Pakistan in support of the people of Palestine.

He also informed him about the resolution unanimously adopted by the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Meanwhile, he also underscored Pakistan’s abiding interest in a peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan.

The FM illustrated Pakistan’s consistent efforts to facilitate the Afghan peace process.

He expressed the hope that the Afghan parties would seize the opportunity and workout an inclusive politically-negotiated settlement.

The Foreign Minister also lauded Turkey’s valuable efforts to re-energize the Afghan peace process.

The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Turkey, Palestine and other countries, will be traveling to New York to participate in-person in a meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Palestine issue.

GTV