ISLAMABAD: Par
liamentary level talks between Pakistan and Turkey started in Ankara on Monday. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq is leadi
ng the Pakistani par
liamentary delegation while Turkish par
liament Speaker Ismail Kahraman is headi
ng the Turkish delegation, said a press release
received on Monday.
Duri
ng the talks, Sadiq stressed the need for diversified relations between the two
countries covering almost all fields. He said the par
liament was the appropriate forum which could pave the way for wide-ranging mutual relations
and bringing people of the two
countries further closer.
Referring to the failed military coup of 15 July, he reiterated Pakistan’s support for democracy in Turkey. Ismail Kahraman thanked Sadiq who had called the Turkish speaker three times on the night of 15 July.