The visiting Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board led by Omer Cihad Vardan on Friday during a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar thanked Pakistani Government for supporting Turkey in crucial time and emphasized on searching opportunities of joint investment ventures in Pakistan.

The delegation also discussed with the Minister the possibilities of enhancing the cooperation in the areas of bilateral trade and in this respect the delegation shared that Turkey has excellent skills and technology in the field of textile, construction, and transportation business. All these skills can benefit both countries in the maximum possible way.

The Minister welcomed the guests and said that Turkey has been a long standing friend and the People and Government of Pakistan really support the democratic set up in Turkey. The Minister also said that the good relations between the two countries will continue to grow stronger in future also.

The delegation briefed the Minister that the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board extends cooperation to other countries through Business Councils working in127 countries of the World and they would like to introduce the business community of Turkey to Pakistan and vice versa.

The Finance Minister said that Pakistan will happily become a investment part of any joint venture started by Turkey for the benefit of both countries and appreciated the efforts of the delegation for the promotion of trade and business opportunities between the two countries.