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PR. No. 213/2009

Date: 29/05/2009   

TURKISH AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CHEQUE TO FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI

Turkish Ambassador in Islamabad, Mr. R. Engin Soysal called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi today and presented a cheque of US $ 10 million out of the amount of US $ 100 million pledged by Turkey at the Donors’ Conference held in Tokyo on 17 April, 2009.  The Foreign Minister thanked the Ambassador, underlining the huge importance Pakistan attaches to its brotherly relations with Turkey.

The Ambassador also handed over a letter from the Turkish Foreign Minister Mr. Ahmet Davutoglu in which he conveyed Turkey’s strong condemnation of the recent heinous terrorist attacks in Lahore and Peshawar and expressed Turkey’s full support to Pakistan in its fight against terrorism and militancy. 

The Ambassador said that the government of Turkey has already sent a special aircraft carrying relief assistance for the dislocated population. He informed the Foreign Minister that Turkey would soon announce a financial contribution to the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Fund for Victims of Terrorism, adding that Turkey stands shoulder to shoulder with the Government and the people of Pakistan in these challenging times. The Foreign Minister expressed gratitude to the government of Turkey for its humanitarian assistance . 

The Foreign Minister also thanked Turkey for offering to host the next Friends of Democratic Pakistan Ministerial Meeting in the second half of this year.
 
The Foreign Minister also commended the Turkish Ambassador for the efforts he has been making towards further strengthening the historical bonds and fraternal relations between the two countries.

Islamabad
29 May 2009