Pakistan PM Sharif Meets Erdoğan at Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Antalya, Turkey - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye on Friday during the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, as global leaders gathered to address escalating tensions in the Middle East, including efforts to extend a fragile ceasefire and resolve the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The three-day forum, hosted in the Mediterranean resort city under the theme "Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties," opened Friday morning and drew representatives from more than 150 countries, including over 20 heads of state and government, nearly 15 deputy leaders, and more than 50 ministers. Organized by the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the event features over 40 panels on political, economic, environmental, and technological challenges, with sessions streamed live on official platforms.

During the bilateral meeting on the forum's sidelines, attended by Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and other officials, Erdoğan welcomed Sharif and praised Pakistan's diplomatic initiatives for regional peace. Sharif thanked Erdoğan for the...