Islamabad is adorned to welcome the Turkish President ​

Ersin Çelik
17:2316/11/2016, Wednesday
U: 16/11/2016, Wednesday
Yeni Şafak

President Erdoğan receives a warm welcome in Pakistan, as the capital city is decorated in honor of the Turkish leader's visit

Pakistan's capital Islamabad has been decorated in honor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with banners, festoons, posters, placards and lights welcoming the Turkish leader.



After arriving at the Islamabad airport, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif welcomed the Turkish president and his accompanying delegation.



Posters and flags of both countries decorated the roads from the airport to the hotel, where Turkey's delegates will stay.




The words “Pakistan-Turkey, Shared Values, Common Destiny" appeared on one of the posters hanging with light posts. Portraits of three leaders, Erdoğan, Sharif and Pak President Memnu Huseyin can also be seen in roadside posters.



“Pakistan-Turkey, Real Brothers Reliable Partners," another poster reads, while many Pakistani and Turkish flags were seen flying along the Constitutional Street.



Another digital board on the roadside screened, “Long Live Pakistan-Turkey Brotherhood."




Turkish President's visit is significant for two brotherly countries, as the fight against terrorism, especially the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), would have priority in talks.



Bilateral relations including mutual trade, defense, security and economy would also be discussed during Erdoğan's official visit.



Around 23 FETÖ-linked schools are currently in operation in Pakistan, but the government gave an ultimatum to Turkish teachers of these schools to leave the country by Nov 20.



Ankara welcomed Islamabad's move and said that other friends of Ankara should took the same stance against the terrorists groups in solidarity with Turkey.



FETÖ, led by the U.S.-based cult leader Fetullah Gülen, had organized and staged a deadly coup attempt in Turkey killing 241 and injuring over 2,200 people on July 15.



Ankara announced FETÖ an illegal terror organization and vowed to fight it inside Turkey and abroad, as the outlawed group has hundreds of schools, NOGs, charities and business organizations in more than 100 countries financing and supporting global terrorism.







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