Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Pakistan postponed: FO – Pakistan

The anticipated visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Pakistan has been postponed, Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammad Faisal confirmed Thursday during his weekly briefing, hours after a Turkish diplomat. tweeted on the matter

It had previously been reported that the Turkish president would make an official visit to Pakistan on October 23 to consolidate relations between the two countries and extend full support for Pakistan's position on the issue of Kashmir.

The FO spokesman added that a new date for the visit has not yet been determined.

While Dr. Faisal provided no reason for the postponement, Turkey is currently engaged in a military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria that has increased tensions with Washington and other Western nations.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, spearheading a US delegation that includes Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser Robert O & # 39; Brien, arrived in Turkey on Thursday afternoon.

Pak-Turkey ties

Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan had phoned President Erdogan to discuss matters of mutual interest.

According to the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO), Prime Minister Imran had called on President Erdogan to exchange views on recent events and informed the latter that Pakistan fully understood Turkey's concerns regarding terrorism.

The prime minister had said that, as always, Pakistan was in full support and solidarity with Turkey.

"We pray that Turkey's efforts to improve security, regional stability and the peaceful resolution of the Syrian situation will be totally successful," Prime Minister Imran told his counterpart.

In the visit of the Turkish president to Pakistan, the prime minister had said: "The government and the people of Pakistan hope to warmly welcome President Erdogan on his next visit to Pakistan later this month."

Apart from the session of the UN General Assembly, Pakistani, Turkish and Malaysian leaders met and decided to launch a joint international English television channel on the pattern of BBC.