ISLAMABAD: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to visit Pakistan within a couple of days on the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, well informed sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder.

The concerned Ministries, sources said, have started consultation to finalize agenda to be discussed during the visit of Turkiye President.

As per the information conveyed by the Turkish side the following MoUs/Agreements are pending on Pakistani side: (i) MoU on Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance between Government of Pakistan and Turkiye; (ii) Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Pakistan and Turkiye; (iii) MoU between the Presidency of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye and M/o Religious Affairs of Pakistan; (iv) MoU on cooperation between the Presidency of Turkish abroad and related Community of the M/o Culture and Tourism of Turkiye and HEC of Pakistan; (v) Cooperation Agreement on Seed Production between the Government of Turkiye and Pakistan; (vi) Protocol between Pakistan and Turkiye concerning exchange of information in combating international terrorism and organized crime; (vii) Protocol between Turkiye and Pakistan on the exchange of Military and Civilian personnel for social and cultural purposes; (viii) MoU between National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) & Energy Market Regulatory Authority (ENRA); and (ix) Cooperation protocol between the Government of Turkiye and Pakistan in the fields of vocational and Technical Education and Religious Education.

The sources said Prime Minister is likely to convene a meeting soon for an overview of issues being faced by Turkish companies working in Pakistan and progress made in decisions taken in the past to resolve them.

Turkish companies especially in energy sector have conveyed their concerns time and again to the concerned authorities but they have not received encouraging response despite commitments made by the Prime Minister.

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