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Türkiye-Pakistan Relations

Türkiye's relations with Pakistan have developed on the basis of close friendship and brotherhood since the establishment of Pakistan as an independent state on 14 August 1947. 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Pakistan.

The support extended by the Muslims of the sub-continent to the Turkish War of Independence has a special place in the minds of the Turkish people. Türkiye’s success in establishing a modern state after the war has been a source of inspiration for the Pakistani people.

Following the establishment of Pakistan, reciprocal high-level visits developed friendly relations further, while the two countries' support for each other in getting through most difficult challenges such as at times of natural disasters led to deepening of close relations between the peoples. The relations between the two countries have been institutionalized with the establishment of the High Level Cooperation Council in 2009, which was later upgraded to the level of High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC).

The sixth meeting of HLSCC was held in Islamabad during President H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most recent visit to Pakistan on 13-14 February 2020. On the occasion of the visit, 13 documents were signed, including the HLSCC joint statement and the “Strategic Economic Framework” (SEF).The next round of HLSCC meeting is scheduled to be held in Türkiye.

H.E. Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan visited Türkiye on 15 and 16 August 2021 to attend the launching ceremony of the first of the four MILGEM-class corvette ships built by Türkiye for Pakistan. H.E Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan visited Türkiye to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum which was held between 18-20 June 2021, at the invitation of H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu recently paid a visit to Islamabad to attend the OIC Foreign Ministers Council meetings held on 22-23 March 2022.

President H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated H.E. Shahbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister on 11 April 2022, by phone on the same day.