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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a bilateral meeting in Istanbul on Saturday, as part of an official visit centred on strengthening trade and investment ties between Pakistan and Turkiye. The meeting took place at Vahdettin Palace, where an official welcome ceremony was held, according to Dawn.

The closed-door meeting was attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Intelligence Organisation head Ibrahim Kalin, the presidency’s Communications Director Burhanettin Duran, and the president’s chief adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic. The meeting was expected to be followed by delegation-level talks and a possible joint press conference.