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In a significant move to bolster bilateral ties, Turkey and Pakistan have signed 24 cooperation agreements in various sectors following the seventh meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
The meeting took place after a one-on-one discussion between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday.
Key defense agreements include the Protocol on the Exchange of Military and Civilian Personnel for Social and Cultural Purposes, Memorandum of Understanding on Air Force Electronic Warfare Cooperation, and the Protocol on Training and Cooperation in Military Health.
In the energy sector, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Pakistani Energy Minister Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari signed three significant documents: the Protocol on the Amendment of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Hydrocarbons, Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Energy Transition, and Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Mining.
Trade relations were strengthened through a joint declaration on the Development of the Goods Trade Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding on the Digitalization of the Approval of Certificates of Origin, signed by Trade Minister Omer Bolat and Pakistani Trade Minister Jam Kamal Khan.
