Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Turkiye’s Erdogan

Turkish leader to hold high-level talks with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit to boost trade and military ties between Ankara and Islamabad. Erdogan, accompanied by a high-level delegation and his first lady, arrived in Pakistan’s capital late on Wednesday and was scheduled to hold high-level meetings on Thursday. He was greeted by his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other senior government officials. “President Erdogan was received at the airport with red carpet treatment and a 21-gun salute. Later as he arrived at the prime minister’s house, he was given guard of honour and Air Force jets did a fly past in honour of the Turkish president,” said Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from the capital, Islamabad. Erdogan is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Sharif, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Jazeera’s Hyder said Erdogan’s visit is “crucial” as the two nations deal with the geopolitical changes in the region and in the West, including the return of US President Donald Trump to the White House…Source: aljazeera.com/