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Irish Times
25-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Turkey and Pakistan discuss increased co-operation in defence, energy and transportation
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pakistan 's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul on Sunday and said the two countries would strive to boost co-operation, particularly in defence, energy and transportation, Mr Erdogan's office said. Turkey has strong ties with Pakistan, both being largely Muslim countries and sharing historical links, and expressed solidarity with it during its recent clashes with India. Mr Erdogan's office said he told Mr Sharif it was in the interest of Turkey and Pakistan to increase solidarity in education, intelligence sharing and technological support in the fight against terrorism. Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan, defence minister Yasar Guler and intelligence agency chief Ibrahim Kalin also attended the meeting. READ MORE Earlier in May, Mr Erdogan expressed solidarity with Pakistan after India conducted military strikes in response to an attack in Indian Kashmir by Islamist assailants. The clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours were the worst in more than two decades. Ankara also maintains cordial ties with India but after Mr Erdogan's expression of support for Pakistan, small Indian grocery shops and major online fashion retailers boycotted Turkish products. - Reuters
NHK
25-05-2025
- Business
- NHK
Erdogan meets Syrian interim president, soon after US sanction relief
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul on Saturday. The meeting came soon after the US President Donald Trump's administration eased sanctions on Syria. The US said on Friday it had issued a general license that allows activities previously prohibited under the sanctions. New investment in Syria and transactions with the country's transitional government are now allowed. The Turkish presidential office said Erdogan welcomed the de facto Syrian leader's visit and stressed that Turkey will strengthen cooperation with Syria, especially in the field of energy. Turkey is apparently trying to step up economic engagement in Syria. Syria's economy has been under strain due to years of internal conflict since 2011, and rebuilding it is a major challenge. The interim government had repeatedly called on Western nations to lift sanctions which had been imposed on the Bashar al-Assad regime.
