LAHORE: A meeting was held between Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish Prime Minister Mr. Bin Ali Yildirim in at Masjid-e-Nabwi in Madina on Thursday.
Both leaders exchanged greetings and inquired after each other’s health. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that he was happy to meet the Turkish PM at such a sacred site.
“Pakistan and Turkey are brotherly Islamic countries and the Muslim world has unanimously opposed the American decision on the issue of occupied Bait-ul-Muqaddas. The role of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has remained remarkable on this issue,” the CM said.
He said that every Muslim had a strong spiritual attachment towards sacred places situated in Saudi Arabia. Turkish Prime Minister Bin Ali Yildirim said Turkey and Pakistan enjoyed cordial ties which would strengthen further in days to come.
Published in Daily Times, December 29th 2017.
