TURKEY AS MEDIATOR BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND IRAN

According to foreign media, on Sunday Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. At a joint news conference in Islamabad, they announced that Pakistan and would jointly combat terrorism and improve cooperation in politics, economy, diplomacy and security through a "higher level cooperation council". A "joint declaration" was signed to strengthen relations in economy, trade, investment, agriculture, industry, culture, education, defense and people-to-people contacts. Gilani invited Turkish companies to invest in alternative energy and tourism in Pakistan, and Erdogan called for public-private partnerships in Pakistan's energy sector.
Erdogan also offered his services as mediator between Pakistan and Iran regarding a bombing in Iran earlier this month. Iran holds Pakistan, along with the US and Britain, responsible. And, having shown no hesitancy about accepting the legitimacy of Iran's government from the first announcement of the disputed election results, is now reaping its reward.
On Monday, PM Erdogan visited Tehran for two days of talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, First Vice President Mohammadreza Rahimi, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, and Foreign Minter Manouchehr Mottaki. On the agenda: energy deals, nuclear programs, and the expansion of bilateral ties. Erdogan was accompanied by 200 high-ranking political and economic officials — eighteen Turkish MPs and 's ministers of foreign affairs, energy, and foreign trade. needs Iranian natural gas, and Iran is a big market for Turkish products.

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