- Makes phone call to PM Shehbaz, reaffirms his country’s solidarity with people of Pakistan
- Turkiye supports de-escalation of the situation: Erdogan
ISLAMABAD: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday held telephonic conversations with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to reaffirm his country’s solidarity with the people of Pakistan, while appreciating Pakistan’s commitment to advancing peace in South Asia, according to state-run media.
In the telephonic call, Premier Shehbaz conveyed his deep appreciation of Turkiye’s solidarity and support to Pakistan, following India’s unprovoked act of aggression. He condemned, in the strongest possible terms, India’s missile strikes that led to the martyrdom of 31 innocent civilians, including women and children, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
He shared that India’s cowardly attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity had gravely endangered peace and stability in the South Asia region, which was unacceptable, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister House on Wednesday.
President Erdogan expressed heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives of Pakistani citizens and reaffirmed Turkiye’s solidarity with the people of Pakistan.
While reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to peace in the region, the Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s determination to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity with full vigor and force.
The Prime Minister shared that Pakistan categorically rejected India’s efforts to falsely implicate Pakistan in the Pahalgam incident, without providing any evidence. India, he further said, did not respond to his offer of having a neutral and transparent international investigation into the incident and instead, chose the dangerous path of aggression, and irresponsible State behavior.
President Erdogan shared that the Turkish Foreign Minister had spoken to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar earlier today and the two had discussed the current situation in detail.
He said that Turkiye supported de-escalation of the situation and was ready to play its role as a committed friend of Pakistan. He said that the Turkish nation was praying for the success of Pakistan’s diplomatic initiatives.
