Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by the side of the 51st Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul.
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, was also part of the Ishaq Dar-Erdogan meeting, along with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
During the meeting, Ishaq Dar conveyed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s warm greetings and highlighted that Pakistan places enormous importance on its brotherly ties with Türkiye.
The two sides reiterated their commitment to strengthening Pakistan-Türkiye relations, promising to expand collaboration across political, economic, and defence sectors.
Both leaders strongly condemned Israel’s continued aggression in Gaza and demanded an instant ceasefire.