[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]After arriving in Turkey on Thursday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with President Tayyip Erdogan and offered his “heartfelt condolences” for the thousands of lives lost in the tragic earthquake that struck the nation last week.
According to a statement released by the PM Office, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with the prime minister at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
During their tete-a-tete as well as during the delegation level talks, the prime minister extended heartfelt condolences to President Erdogan and the Turkish nation on the tragic loss of thousands of precious lives and massive damage to the infrastructure as a result of devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye on February 6, 2023.
Recalling the fraternal relations between Pakistan and Türkiye, the prime minister said that the people of Pakistan felt the same pain and anguish as their Turkish brothers and sisters.
He added that the people of Pakistan will not rest until the last person in the earthquake affected areas has been fully rehabilitated.
President Erdogan thanked the prime minister for Pakistan’s strong and steadfast support to Türkiye in the wake of the devastating earthquake.
He reaffirmed that the resolute Turkish nation will emerge from this natural calamity with greater strength and determination than ever.
The prime minister, in a tweet after the meeting, said in a meeting with his brother President Erdogan, he expressed profound condolences to him on behalf of the people and the Government of Pakistan.
“I assured him of our steadfast support to Turkiye. I am confident that under President’s leadership, Turkiye will emerge from this catastrophe stronger,” he added.
In a particular show of solidarity and support for Türkiye following the devastating earthquakes there, the prime minister is travelling to Türkiye.
According to the communiqué, the prime minister will also travel to earthquake-affected areas and engage with Pakistani rescue and recovery workers there.
On February 6, the prime minister called with President Erdogan and gave him the assurance that he would receive all help necessary for the rescue and relief efforts in the wake of the deadly earthquake that had struck southern Turkey that morning.
The Turkish prime minister is directly in charge of the relief operation, and all available resources have been completely mobilised to assist the Turkish people.
The nations of Pakistan and Turkey are close friends. The two nations have steadfastly supported one another through all difficulties.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, SAPM Tariq Fatemi, and NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik are in the company of PM Shehbaz.
On February 6, a terrible earthquake that struck Turkey and the neighbouring country of Syria left more than 41,000 people dead, millions in need of humanitarian relief, and many surviving homeless in the bitterly cold winter weather.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
