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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held talks Friday focused on strengthening economic ties and coordinating responses to the Gaza conflict during a regional summit in Azerbaijan.
The bilateral meeting occurred on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Khankendi, where the two leaders discussed expanding cooperation in trade and energy sectors, according to Türkiye's Communications Directorate.
Erdogan emphasized the need to deepen collaboration between the two nations across multiple areas, with particular attention to enhancing commercial and energy partnerships. The ECO summit provided a platform for the leaders to address both bilateral relations and broader regional challenges.
The organization, which includes Türkiye, Pakistan, and eight other member states, focuses on economic cooperation among developing nations in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and West Asia. Türkiye and Pakistan have maintained close diplomatic and economic relations, with both countries frequently coordinating positions on international issues.
President Erdogan also stressed the importance of joint diplomatic efforts to end Israeli military operations in Gaza and ensure sustained humanitarian aid delivery to the Palestinian territory. Erdogan underscored the need for continuing joint efforts to halt Israel's attacks on Gaza, establish a ceasefire, and guarantee uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to the region.
Erdogan attended the meeting with a high-level delegation including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Chief Foreign Policy and Security Adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic.
The discussions come as both countries navigate regional tensions and seek to strengthen economic partnerships amid global uncertainty.
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