Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said on Tuesday that Pakistan and Turkey are enjoying exemplary affinity, unmatched warmth of relationship and amazing commonality of views on regional and international issues. Talking to a delegation of Turkish businessmen that called on him here, the minister said brotherly relations between the two countries were growing with the passage of time and "bilateral ties are being enhanced in all fields including defence production," said a press release.
The delegation was led by Deputy Chairman Omur Yildiz and member Hakan Kurt of MUSIAD, a prominent association of Turkish industrialists and businessmen, comprising of 11,000 members, who represent 45,000 companies operating in 65 countries. With regard to cooperation in the business sector, Rana Tanveer said it was expanding gradually and expected to grow manifolds. Recent years saw growing trends and greater eagerness to further strengthen it.
Deputy Chairman Omur Yildiz invited the minister to attend the 16th MUSIAD International Fair, being held from November 9 to 12 in CNR Expo Fair Centre, Istanbul. The 15th MUSIAD International Fair was held in 2014 and attended by 51 ministers from 39 countries and 7250 industrialists and businessmen from 123 countries. The Turkish delegation also invited the Ministry of Science and Technology to participate in the 16th International Fair.