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Summary PM Gilani congratulated the Turkish PM over his partys victory in the parliamentary elections.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani telephoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday evening to congratulate him over his party’s successive victory in the Turkish parliamentary elections.Prime Minister Gilani said that Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) impressive electoral success shows a victory for democracy. He further said that his party’s third consecutive elections spoke volumes about the trust Turkish people repose in his leadership and the government’s policies.The Prime Minister hoped that Pakistan’s relations with Turkey would further be strengthened under the stewardship of Prime Minister Erdogan as both brotherly nations have mutuality of views on regional and international issues.Gilani said that Pakistan looks forward to cementing its fraternal ties with Turkey through broadening its economic and trade relations.
