Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif along with international leaders attended inaugural ceremony of Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul. He was given special invitation by Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the ceremony. The participation of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif along with presidents and prime ministers of different countries in the function reflected the deep friendship between Pakistan and Turkey.
Shahbaz Sharif congratulated Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the construction of the most modern bridge and said that extraordinary progress made by Turkey under his dynamic leadership is an example for other nations. Turk engineers and experts under the leadership of Turk President have constructed the widest bridge of the world at the meeting point of Europe and Asia.