Prime Minister Attends Inauguration Ceremony Of President Erdoğan In Ankara

Press Release

Ankara, 3rd June 2023

Prime Minister Attends Inauguration Ceremony Of President Erdoğan In Ankara

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, currently on a visit to Ankara at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attended the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Complex today. The Prime Minister conveyed the heartiest felicitations on behalf of the Government and the people of Pakistan to President Erdoğan on his re-election as President of Türkiye and wished him continued success.

Acknowledging President Erdoğan’s visionary leadership, the Prime Minister stated that Türkiye’s impressive strides in all fields during the past twenty years was most remarkable achievement. As the Turkish Republic commemorates its centenary this year, it was befitting that President Erdoğan would continue to lead the great nation on the path to progress and prosperity, the Prime Minister added.

The Prime Minister also thanked the President for his efforts to promote regional peace, and for the President’s commitment to diplomacy and dialogue.

Reiterating his commitment to further strengthen Pakistan Türkiye brotherly ties and enhancing diverse strategic partnership, the Prime Minister invited President ERDOĞAN to visit Pakistan to co-chair the 7th Meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) in Islamabad.

Pakistan and Türkiye enjoy historic relations that transcend the boundaries of time and geography. Both countries have always stood by each other in times of need while celebrating each other’s success.

The President thanked the Prime Minister and reciprocated the warm sentiments, as well as expressing his best wishes for the government and people of Pakistan.

Later, the Prime Minister joined other world leaders at the Banquet hosted by President Erdoğan for the visiting dignitaries.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Ankara to attend Türkiye’s Presidential Inauguration

January 5, 2024

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DR. ARIF ALVI ON THE OCCASION OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION DAY

Every year, on the 5th of January, we renew our support for the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. On this day in 1949, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) unanimously adopted a resolution affirming the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people through a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations.

The right to self-determination is a cardinal principle of international law, upheld in numerous core United Nations Treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. For decades, it has been reaffirmed by the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on self-determination. However, the last 76 years of India’s occupation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are a sad story of repression of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

India is trying to consolidate its occupation of IIOJK. The Indian Supreme Court’s judgement of 11 December 2023 on the status of this disputed territory is the latest step in this direction. India is trying to subjugate the Kashmiris through such oppressive tactics further. It continues to deny their inalienable right to self-determination and live with freedom and dignity.

Today’s commemoration is aimed at reminding the international community of its responsibility towards the oppressed Kashmiri people. The United Nations must honour the commitments that it made 75 years ago and support the Kashmiri people’s struggle for self-determination.

Pakistan remains determined to play its role in supporting the right to self-determination of Kashmiris through a free and impartial plebiscite as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions. Our strong and steadfast moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people will continue till the realisation of this inalienable right.

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The Embassy of

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Ankara, Türkiye