Turkey-Pakistan friendship refreshed says Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Thursday his two-day visit to Pakistan had refreshed the friendship between the two countries.

Erdoğan tweeted he was thankful for the hospitality of the Pakistani people and authorities.

"My visit to Pakistan has strengthened the strong brotherhood bonding between Turkey and Pakistan," Erdoğan said.

Having left Pakistan, Erdoğan has arrived in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for another official visit.

The Turkish president is accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi, Energy Minister Berat Albayrak plus Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya.