Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has phoned Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and discussed matters relating to economic and political cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister Gilani said Pakistan-Turkey bilateral trade has crossed one billion dollars mark for the first time in 2011 and he hoped the trade volume will reach two billion dollars this year. He also called for the convening of Economic Cooperation Council in March to enhance trade and economic relations between the two countries. The Turkish Prime Minister said that he would visit Pakistan in the month of May this year to further cement relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Gilani appreciated the brotherly gesture of Turkish Prime Minister and said that he is looking forward to welcome him in Pakistan in May this year.
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